Concurrent iron and zinc deficiencies in lactating mothers and their children 6-23 months of age in two agro-ecological zones of rural Ethiopia.
Eur J Nutr
; 57(2): 655-667, 2018 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The aim of this study is to examine the co-occurrences of low serum ferritin and zinc and anaemia among mothers and their children in two agro-ecological zones of rural Ethiopia.METHODS:
Data were collected from 162 lactating mothers and their breast fed children aged 6-23 months. The data were collected via a structured interview, anthropometric measurements, and blood tests for zinc, ferritin and anaemia. Correlation, Chi-square and multivariable analysis were used to determine the association between nutritional status of mothers and children, and agro-ecological zones.RESULTS:
Low serum levels of iron and zinc, anaemia and iron deficiency anaemia were found in 44.4, 72.2, 52.5 and 29.6% of children and 19.8, 67.3, 21.8, 10.5% of mothers, respectively. There was a strong correlation between the micronutrient status of the mothers and the children for ferritin, zinc and anaemia (p < 0.005). Deficiency in both zinc and ferritin and one of the two was observed in 19.1, and 53.7% of the mothers and 32.7 and 46.3%, of their children, respectively. In the 24 h before the survey, 82.1% of mothers and 91.9% of their infants consumed foods that can decrease zinc bioavailability while only 2.5% of mothers and 3.7% of their infants consumed flesh foods.CONCLUSION:
This study shows that micronutrient deficiencies were prevalent among lactating mothers and their children, with variation in prevalence across the agro-ecological zones. This finding calls for a need to design effective preventive public health nutrition programs to address both the mothers' and their children's needs.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Zinc
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Lactancia
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Salud Rural
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Anemia Ferropénica
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Enfermedades Carenciales
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Fenómenos Fisiologicos Nutricionales Maternos
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Fenómenos Fisiológicos Nutricionales del Lactante
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Nutr
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Etiopia