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Vitamin A deficiency is prevalent in children less than 5 years of age in Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorMaziya-Dixon, B.
dc.contributor.authorAkinyele, I.O.
dc.contributor.authorSanusi, R.A.
dc.contributor.authorOguntona, T.E.
dc.contributor.authorNokoe, S.K.
dc.contributor.authorHarris, E.W.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:18:07Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:18:07Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.citationMaziya-Dixon, B., Akinyele, I.O., Sanusi, R.A., Oguntona, T.E., Nokoe, S.K. & Harris, E. W. (2006). Vitamin A deficiency is prevalent in children less than 5 y of age in Nigeria. Journal of Nutrition, 136(8), 2255-2261.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3059
dc.description.abstractVitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a serious and widespread public health problem in developing countries. We conducted a nationwide food consumption and nutrition survey in Nigeria to help fomulate strategies to address VAD, among other deficiencies. One objectives was to assess the vitamin A status of children,5 y old. A total of 6480 households with a mother and child,5 y old were randomly sampled. Blood samples were collected by venipuncture and processed to obtain serum for measurement of retinol concentration by HPLC. Nationwide, 29.5% of children,5 y old were vitamin A deficient (serum retinol,0.70mmol/L). The proportions of children with VAD differed among the agroecological zones; incidences were 31.3% in the dry savanna, 24.0% in the moist savanna, and 29.9% in the humid forest (P,0.001). More children (P,0.05) with severe deficiency (serum retinol,0.35mmol/L) lived in the humid forest (7.1%) than in the dry (3.1%) or moist savanna (2.4%). The distribution of VA in children, 5 y old was 25.6% in the rural sector, 32.6% in the medium, and 25.9% in the urban sector (P,0.05). In conclusion, VAD is a severe public health problem in Nigeria. Although the proportion of children with low serum vitamin A levels varies agroecologically and across sectors, it is an important public health problem in all zones and sectors.
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectVitamin A Deficiency
dc.subjectAgroecological Zones
dc.subjectSerum Retinol
dc.subjectChildren
dc.titleVitamin A deficiency is prevalent in children less than 5 years of age in Nigeria
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Ibadan
cg.contributor.affiliationFederal University of Agriculture, Nigeria
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Development Studies, Ghana
cg.contributor.affiliationUnited States Department of Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionAcp
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.regionNorth America
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.countryUnited States
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectNutrition
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectSocioeconomy
cg.iitasubjectMarkets
cg.iitasubjectImpact Assessment
cg.iitasubjectFarm Management
cg.iitasubjectHandling, Transport, Storage And Protection Of Agricultural Products
cg.iitasubjectDomestic Trade
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectImpact Assessment
cg.iitasubjectPolicies And Institutions
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