Vitamin A Status of Rural Women from Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra
Journal Title: International Journal of Health Sciences and Research - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 6
Abstract
Vitamin A deficiency is a public health problem, especially in low income countries including India. Women of reproductive age, pregnant women and preschool children are vulnerable to vitamin A deficiency. Poor vitamin A status is largely attributable to poor intakes of the vitamin. The present study assessed the dietary intake of vitamin A intake and serum retinol levels of rural women of reproductive age, 15 to 48 years of age). Dietary intakes of 898 women from Ahmednagar district were studied and serum retinol was analyzed for a subsample of 200 non-pregnant women. Mean vitamin A intake was 328.0±394.7µg/day, with intakes being significantly and positively influenced by age, income and possession of cattle. Serum retinol levels of 77 percent of women were <0.7 µmol/L, indicative of deficient vitamin A status. Women whose diets provided less than 30 percent of the recommended dietary intakes had the lowest serum retinol levels. The study indicated that rural women had highly inadequate diets that place them at risk of vitamin A deficiency. This situation needs serious and concerted efforts to improve the vitamin A status of the women
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Niharika Nahata
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