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Micronutrient Deficiencies, Nutritional Status and the Determinants of Anemia in Children 0–59 Months of Age and Non-Pregnant Women of Reproductive Age in The Gambia
Data on micronutrient deficiency prevalence, nutrition status, and risk factors of anemia in The Gambia is scanty. To fill this data gap, a nationally representative cross-sectional survey was conducted on 1354 children (0–59 months), 1703 non-pregnant women (NPW; 15–49 years), and 158 pregnant wome...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6835426/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31547543 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11102275 |
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author | Petry, Nicolai Jallow, Bakary Sawo, Yankuba Darboe, Momodou K. Barrow, Samba Sarr, Aminatta Ceesay, Pa Ousman Fofana, Malang N. Prentice, Andrew M. Wegmüller, Rita Rohner, Fabian Phall, Modou Cheyassin Wirth, James P |
author_facet | Petry, Nicolai Jallow, Bakary Sawo, Yankuba Darboe, Momodou K. Barrow, Samba Sarr, Aminatta Ceesay, Pa Ousman Fofana, Malang N. Prentice, Andrew M. Wegmüller, Rita Rohner, Fabian Phall, Modou Cheyassin Wirth, James P |
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description | Data on micronutrient deficiency prevalence, nutrition status, and risk factors of anemia in The Gambia is scanty. To fill this data gap, a nationally representative cross-sectional survey was conducted on 1354 children (0–59 months), 1703 non-pregnant women (NPW; 15–49 years), and 158 pregnant women (PW). The survey assessed the prevalence of under and overnutrition, anemia, iron deficiency (ID), iron deficiency anemia (IDA), vitamin A deficiency (VAD), and urinary iodine concentration (UIC). Multivariate analysis was used to assess risk factors of anemia. Among children, prevalence of anemia, ID, IDA, and VAD was 50.4%, 59.0%, 38.2%, and 18.3%, respectively. Nearly 40% of anemia was attributable to ID. Prevalence of stunting, underweight, wasting, and small head circumference was 15.7%, 10.6%, 5.8%, and 7.4%, respectively. Among NPW, prevalence of anemia, ID, IDA and VAD was 50.9%, 41.4%, 28.0% and 1.8%, respectively. Anemia was significantly associated with ID and vitamin A insufficiency. Median UIC in NPW and PW was 143.1 µg/L and 113.5 ug/L, respectively. Overall, 18.3% of NPW were overweight, 11.1% obese, and 15.4% underweight. Anemia is mainly caused by ID and poses a severe public health problem. To tackle both anemia and ID, programs such as fortification or supplementation should be intensified. |
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spelling | pubmed-68354262019-11-25 Micronutrient Deficiencies, Nutritional Status and the Determinants of Anemia in Children 0–59 Months of Age and Non-Pregnant Women of Reproductive Age in The Gambia Petry, Nicolai Jallow, Bakary Sawo, Yankuba Darboe, Momodou K. Barrow, Samba Sarr, Aminatta Ceesay, Pa Ousman Fofana, Malang N. Prentice, Andrew M. Wegmüller, Rita Rohner, Fabian Phall, Modou Cheyassin Wirth, James P Nutrients Article Data on micronutrient deficiency prevalence, nutrition status, and risk factors of anemia in The Gambia is scanty. To fill this data gap, a nationally representative cross-sectional survey was conducted on 1354 children (0–59 months), 1703 non-pregnant women (NPW; 15–49 years), and 158 pregnant women (PW). The survey assessed the prevalence of under and overnutrition, anemia, iron deficiency (ID), iron deficiency anemia (IDA), vitamin A deficiency (VAD), and urinary iodine concentration (UIC). Multivariate analysis was used to assess risk factors of anemia. Among children, prevalence of anemia, ID, IDA, and VAD was 50.4%, 59.0%, 38.2%, and 18.3%, respectively. Nearly 40% of anemia was attributable to ID. Prevalence of stunting, underweight, wasting, and small head circumference was 15.7%, 10.6%, 5.8%, and 7.4%, respectively. Among NPW, prevalence of anemia, ID, IDA and VAD was 50.9%, 41.4%, 28.0% and 1.8%, respectively. Anemia was significantly associated with ID and vitamin A insufficiency. Median UIC in NPW and PW was 143.1 µg/L and 113.5 ug/L, respectively. Overall, 18.3% of NPW were overweight, 11.1% obese, and 15.4% underweight. Anemia is mainly caused by ID and poses a severe public health problem. To tackle both anemia and ID, programs such as fortification or supplementation should be intensified. MDPI 2019-09-23 /pmc/articles/PMC6835426/ /pubmed/31547543 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11102275 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Petry, Nicolai Jallow, Bakary Sawo, Yankuba Darboe, Momodou K. Barrow, Samba Sarr, Aminatta Ceesay, Pa Ousman Fofana, Malang N. Prentice, Andrew M. Wegmüller, Rita Rohner, Fabian Phall, Modou Cheyassin Wirth, James P Micronutrient Deficiencies, Nutritional Status and the Determinants of Anemia in Children 0–59 Months of Age and Non-Pregnant Women of Reproductive Age in The Gambia |
title | Micronutrient Deficiencies, Nutritional Status and the Determinants of Anemia in Children 0–59 Months of Age and Non-Pregnant Women of Reproductive Age in The Gambia |
title_full | Micronutrient Deficiencies, Nutritional Status and the Determinants of Anemia in Children 0–59 Months of Age and Non-Pregnant Women of Reproductive Age in The Gambia |
title_fullStr | Micronutrient Deficiencies, Nutritional Status and the Determinants of Anemia in Children 0–59 Months of Age and Non-Pregnant Women of Reproductive Age in The Gambia |
title_full_unstemmed | Micronutrient Deficiencies, Nutritional Status and the Determinants of Anemia in Children 0–59 Months of Age and Non-Pregnant Women of Reproductive Age in The Gambia |
title_short | Micronutrient Deficiencies, Nutritional Status and the Determinants of Anemia in Children 0–59 Months of Age and Non-Pregnant Women of Reproductive Age in The Gambia |
title_sort | micronutrient deficiencies, nutritional status and the determinants of anemia in children 0–59 months of age and non-pregnant women of reproductive age in the gambia |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6835426/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31547543 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11102275 |
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