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

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Ibadan
cg.contributor.affiliationFederal University of Agriculture, Nigeria
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity for Development Studies
cg.contributor.affiliationUnited States Department of Agriculture
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Development
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.countryUnited States
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GH
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2US
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionACP
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.coverage.regionNorthern America
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.iitaNUTRITION
cg.subject.iitaLIVELIHOODS
cg.subject.iitaFOOD SECURITY
cg.subject.iitaSOCIOECONOMY
cg.subject.iitaMARKETS
cg.subject.iitaIMPACT ASSESSMENT
cg.subject.iitaFARM MANAGEMENT
cg.subject.iitaHANDLING, TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND PROTECTION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
cg.subject.iitaDOMESTIC TRADE
cg.subject.iitaAGRIBUSINESS
cg.subject.iitaPOLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS
dc.contributor.authorMaziya-Dixon, B.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.accessioned2018-03-07T11:25:46Zen
dc.date.available2018-03-07T11:25:46Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/91382
dc.titleVitamin A deficiency is prevalent in children less than 5 years of age in Nigeriaen
dcterms.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.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMaziya-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.en
dcterms.issued2006
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.subjectnutritionen
dcterms.subjectvitamin a deficiencyen
dcterms.subjectagroecological zonesen
dcterms.subjectserum retinolen
dcterms.subjectchildrenen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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