Coexistence of anemia and vitamin A deficiency in women of childbearing age in the Northeast region of Brazil
ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the association between anemia and vitamin A deficiency in women of childbearing age in Pernambuco, a state in the Brazilian Northeast. MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted making a secondary database analysis of “The Third State Survey on He...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS) |
| Repositorio: | Revista de Nutrição |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/8515 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/8515 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Anemia Vitamin A deficiency Women Deficiência de vitamina A Mulheres |
| Resumo: | ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the association between anemia and vitamin A deficiency in women of childbearing age in Pernambuco, a state in the Brazilian Northeast. MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted making a secondary database analysis of “The Third State Survey on Health and Nutrition” done from May to September 2006. Data were collected from 761 women of childbearing age (10-49 years). ResultsThe simultaneous occurrence of the two deficiencies was found in only seven women (0.9%). The prevalence of anemia was of 15.1%, and of vitamin A deficiency, 8.2%. There was no association between the two conditions (p=0.380), although a positive correlation was found between retinol levels and hemoglobin concentration (r=0.13). ConclusionAnemia and vitamin A deficiency did not coexist. Anemia was considered a mild public health problem, while vitamin A deficiency was not considered an epidemiological problem. |
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