TÌNH TRẠNG DINH DƯỠNG, THIẾU MÁU VÀ THIẾU VI CHẤT DINH DƯỠNG PHỤ NỮ DÂN TỘC THÁI TẠI TỈNH SƠN LA, NĂM 2018

Abstract

Nutritional status and micronutrient deficiency in women of childbearing age in poor areas and ethnic minority areas are concerned. A cross-sectional descriptive study on 700 Thai women aged 15-35 years old in poor communes was conducted in Son La province to describe nutritional status, anemia, and micronutrient deficiencies. The results showed that the mean height of the study subjects was 152.7cm; the prevalence of stunting in women aged 15-19 years olds was 25.9% and chronic energy deficiency (CED) in women aged ≥ 20 years old was 12.8%; The mean hemoglobin concentration was 128.3 g/L; serum zinc was 9.6 mmol/l and serum retinol were 1.20 mmol/L. The prevalence of anemia in Thai women was 26.9%; iron deficiency anemia was 4.7% and 22.2% non-iron deficiency anemia; depleted iron reserves were 12.6%; 87.1% zinc deficiency. Anemia and zinc deficiency status are issues that need to be prioritized for intervention, and further research is needed to explore other causes of anemia in Thai women.