dc.contributor.author | Ahmed, Faruk | |
dc.contributor.author | Rahman, Ataur | |
dc.contributor.author | Noor, Adeba Nazma | |
dc.contributor.author | Akhtaruzzaman, Mohammad | |
dc.contributor.author | Hughes, Robert | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-03T14:56:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-03T14:56:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
dc.date.modified | 2013-12-18T22:25:40Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 13689800 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/55095 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of anaemia and subclinical vitamin A deficiency among adolescent schoolboys in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, and to identify factors related to anaemia and vitamin A status. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: Government high schools in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Subjects and methods: A total of 381 boys, aged 11-16 years, from10 schools in Dhaka City participated in the study. Socio-economic, anthropometric and dietary data were collected.Haemoglobin and serumretinol (vitamin A) concentrations were determined. Results: Seven per cent of the boys were anaemic and 22% had serum vitamin A levels below the adequate level of 1.05mmol l21, with only 1.5% having subclinical vitamin A deficiency (,0.70mmol l21). Food frequency data revealed poor dietary habits.Multiple regression analysis showed that age, bodymass index (BMI), parents' occupation, serum vitamin A level and frequency of intakes of meat and fruit were significantly independently related to haemoglobin level. The overall F-ratio (13.1) was highly significant (P , 0.000) and the adjusted R 2 was 0.192. For serumvitamin A, BMI, father's education, per capita expenditure on food, haemoglobin concentration and frequency of intake of vitaminA-rich fruitwere found to be significantly independently related. The overall F-ratio (14.5) was highly significant (P , 0.000) and the adjusted R 2 was 0.186. Conclusion: The data showthat adolescent schoolboys in Dhaka City have anaemia and inadequate vitamin A status, although the extent of the problems is lower than in other population groups in the country. Sociodemographic and dietary factors appear to have important relationships with anaemia and vitamin A status of these boys. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.description.publicationstatus | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press | |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | |
dc.publisher.uri | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/public-health-nutrition/article/div-classtitleanaemia-and-vitamin-a-status-among-adolescent-schoolboys-in-dhaka-city-bangladeshdiv/9A5EF3A68014746FC2E7BB5B4A049B39 | |
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublication | N | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 345 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 350 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 3 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Public Health Nutrition | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 9 | |
dc.rights.retention | Y | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Medical and Health Sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 119999 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 11 | |
dc.title | Anaemia and vitamin A status among adolescent schoolboys in Dhaka City, Bangladesh | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.date.issued | 2006 | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Ahmed, Faruk | |