Micronutrient deficiency disorders amongst pregnant women in three urban slum communities of Delhi.

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dc.contributor.authorKapil, Uen_US
dc.contributor.authorPathak, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorTandon, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Cen_US
dc.contributor.authorPradhan, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorDwivedi, S Nen_US
dc.date.accessioned1999-10-04en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T06:00:15Z
dc.date.available1999-10-04en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T06:00:15Z
dc.date.issued1999-10-04en_US
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of three micronutrient deficiency disorders (MDDs), i.e., iron deficiency, iodine deficiency and vitamin-A deficiency individually and in combination amongst pregnant women. METHODS: A hospital based study was conducted amongst 829 pregnant women of II and III trimester attending antenatal clinic, Rural Health Training Center (RHTC), Najafgarh, New Delhi. Anemia was assessed by the presence of clinical signs and by hemoglobin levels. Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) were assessed by clinical examination of thyroid gland and by urinary iodine excretion levels. Iodine content of the salt consumed by the pregnant women was also assessed by iodometric titration method. Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) was assessed by the presence of clinical symptoms of nightblindness. Current dietary intake, morbidity conditions on the day of survey and anthropometric measurements of pregnant women were also documented. RESULTS: Prevalence of anemia, IDD and VAD amongst pregnant women was 78.8%, 22.9% and 4.8%, respectively. One per cent of the pregnant women had concomitant presence of all the three MDDs. Pregnant women having combined prevalence of IDD and anemia, IDD and VAD, and VAD and anemia was 15.1%, 0.18% and 2.69%, respecively. Eighty nine per cent of the pregnant women were consuming salt with iodine content of more than 15 ppm which was recommended at household level. Results on dietary intake showed that 18%, 34%, 85% and 57% of the pregnant women were consuming less than 50% of calories, proteins, iron and b-carotene, respectively as compared to their RDA. Forty per cent of the pregnant women were suffering from various morbidity conditions on the day of survey. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies amongst pregnant women of urban slum communities is high.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKapil U, Pathak P, Tandon M, Singh C, Pradhan R, Dwivedi SN. Micronutrient deficiency disorders amongst pregnant women in three urban slum communities of Delhi. Indian Pediatrics. 1999 Oct; 36(10): 983-9en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/14394
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://indianpediatrics.neten_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAnemia, Iron-Deficiency --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshDeficiency Diseases --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshIodine --deficiencyen_US
dc.subject.meshNutrition Surveysen_US
dc.subject.meshNutritional Statusen_US
dc.subject.meshPopulation Surveillanceen_US
dc.subject.meshPovertyen_US
dc.subject.meshPregnancyen_US
dc.subject.meshPregnancy Complications --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshUrban Health --statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.subject.meshVitamin A Deficiency --epidemiologyen_US
dc.titleMicronutrient deficiency disorders amongst pregnant women in three urban slum communities of Delhi.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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