Abstract：
:This study was carried out to determine the vitamin A status and nutritional intake of carotenoids of 213 children between the ages of 6 months and 6 years in a rural community in Nigeria. There were 109 males and 104 females. A total of 57 (26.8 per cent) children were deficient in serum retinol levels (< 10 microg/dl) while 102 (47.9 per cent) had low levels (10-19 microg/dl). The highest prevalence of serum retinol deficiency was in the 6-12 months age group, most of whom were breastfeeding and there was poor correlation between duration of breastfeeding and serum retinol levels. The prevalence of night-blindness was 1.5 per cent; however, none of the children had xerophthalmia. Chronically malnourished children had lower mean serum retinol levels than well nourished children. There was a high consumption of carotenoid-containing food, but despite this there was a high prevalence of vitamin A deficiency. We therefore suggest that measures to combat vitamin A deficiency should include vitamin A supplementation on a short-term basis. On a long-term basis parents should be educated on the importance of the consumption of locally available sources of provitamin A and pre-formed vitamin A rich foods, and the avoidance of overcooking. Parents should also be encouraged to grow more beta-carotene containing foods.
journal_name
J Trop Pediatrjournal_title
Journal of tropical pediatricsauthors
Oso OO,Abiodun PO,Omotade OO,Oyewole Ddoi
10.1093/tropej/49.1.42keywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
2003-02-01 00:00:00pages
42-7issue
1eissn
0142-6338issn
1465-3664journal_volume
49pub_type
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journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics
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更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics
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更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1093/tropej/fmm057
更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1093/tropej/fmq060
更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00
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