Anaemia and vitamin A status among adolescent schoolboys in Dhaka City, Bangladesh
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01/05/2006
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Objectives To investigate the prevalence of anaemia and subclinical vitamin A deficiency among adolescent schoolboys in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, and to identify factors related to anaemia and vitamin A status. Design A cross-sectional study. Setting Government high schools in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Subjects and methods A total of 381 boys, aged 11–16 years, from 10 schools in Dhaka City participated in the study. Socio-economic, anthropometric and dietary data were collected. Haemoglobin and serum retinol (vitamin A) concentrations were determined. Results Seven per cent of the boys were anaemic and 22% had serum vitamin A levels below the adequate level of 1.05 μmol l−1, with only 1.5% having subclinical vitamin A deficiency ( |
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eng |
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Cabi Publishing |
Palavras-Chave | #adolescent boys #anaemia #vitamin A deficiency #body mass index #Bangladesh #CX |
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Journal Article |