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Date Published: 15/02/2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v521i2.4090
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Vol. 521 No. 2 (2022)
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Hoàng, N. P. L., Nguyễn, S. T., & Nguyễn, T. A. . (2023). THE ZINC DEFICIENCY AND SERUM VITAMIN A STATUS IN WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE-AGED IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNES IN THUAN CHAU DISTRICT, SON LA PROVINCE, IN 2018. Vietnam Medical Journal, 521(2). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v521i2.4090

THE ZINC DEFICIENCY AND SERUM VITAMIN A STATUS IN WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE-AGED IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNES IN THUAN CHAU DISTRICT, SON LA PROVINCE, IN 2018

Nguyễn Phương Linh Hoàng1,, Song Tú Nguyễn1, Thúy Anh Nguyễn1
1 National Institute of Nutrition

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Abstract

Zinc deficiency and vitamin A deficiency are major health problems worldwide, especially in Vietnam. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 414 women aged 15-35 in Thuan Chau district, Son La Province, to evaluate zinc deficiency (ZD) and Sub-clinical vitamin A deficiency (Sub-VAD) status. The result showed that the prevalence of ZD and Sub-VAD were 88.2% and 3.1%, respectively, and marginal and sub-clinical VAD was 36.5%. ZD prevalence among women aged 25-35 years (91.7%) was higher than among women aged 15-24 years (84.6%), with a statistical difference. The mean serum retinol concentration, the prevalence of sub-VAD and marginal and sub-clinical VAD were statistically different between the two and the four age groups. The prevalence of ZD, the prevalence of sub-VAD and marginal and sub-clinical VAD were statistically different between villages (p<0.01). From the results, ZD is a severe public health concern and needs an efficient and effective intervention to improve zinc deficiency in reproductive-aged women in low-income areas.

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thiếu kẽm, thiếu vitamin A, phụ nữ tuổi sinh đẻ, xã nghèo

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