دورية أكاديمية
The impact of seasonal variation on anemia and nutritional status with associated factors in 6–12 years Ghanaian school age children in peri-urban communities
| العنوان: | The impact of seasonal variation on anemia and nutritional status with associated factors in 6–12 years Ghanaian school age children in peri-urban communities |
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| المؤلفون: | Godfred Egbi, Margaret Mary Tohuoenou, Mary Glover-Amengor, Theodosia Adom |
| المصدر: | Human Nutrition & Metabolism, Vol 26, Iss , Pp 200135- (2021) |
| بيانات النشر: | Elsevier, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Nutrition. Foods and food supply LCC:Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Seasonal changes, Nutritional status, Anemia, Vitamin a status, Schoolchildren, Peri-urban, Nutrition. Foods and food supply, TX341-641, Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases, RC620-627 |
| الوصف: | Background: Malnutrition remains a public health issue among children in resource poor countries where seasonality affects food availability, food consumption, and nutritional status of a population. The aim of this study was to determine prevalence of anemia, low vitamin A and associated factors in school-age children in dry and wet season in a peri-urban setting. Methods: This was a six months observational study where data and samples were collected from school age children 6–12 years in mid-March (dry season) and mid-August (rainy season) 2020. Data and biological samples collected, were analyzed to determine prevalence of adequate dietary intakes, anemia, low vitamin A, and under-nutrition among participants. Results: The study participants had 40.9% and 32.3% prevalence of anemia, 30.1% and 19.4% prevalence of low vitamin A, 12.9% and 10.8% level of wasting, and 63.4% and 94.6% level of adequate iron intake in the dry and wet seasons respectively. The cohort of anemic participants had mean hemoglobin concentrations as 10.6(1.7)ug/dl and 11.4(91.1)ug/dl in the dry and wet seasons respectively and significantly different at p = 0.001. The prevalence of anemia among them declined from 100.0% in the dry season to 79.0% in the wet season. They had mean serum retinol concentration as 22.4(6.4)ug/dl and 25.0(8.9)ug/dl, (significantly different at p = 0.014), prevalence of low vitamin A at 36.8% and 31.6%, prevalence of wasting as 23.7% and 18.4%, and prevalence of thinness as 10.2% and 7.9% in the dry and wet seasons respectively. Anemia associated significantly with parental monthly income of 1000–1500 cedis (180–269 USD), (OR:046, p = 0.039), and low vitamin A level ( |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2666-1497 |
| Relation: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666149721000177; https://doaj.org/toc/2666-1497 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.hnm.2021.200135 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/1a35ad02edd04c51a7fbb2ec242a6aee |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.1a35ad02edd04c51a7fbb2ec242a6aee |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.hnm.2021.200135 |