Prevalence and Risk Factors of Vitamin a Deficiency in Children and Women of Child Bearing Age

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dc.contributor.authorDabas, Pratibhaen_US
dc.contributor.authorAhmad, Mohammad Shakilen_US
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Rituen_US
dc.contributor.authorRanjan, Rajeshen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-02T06:09:09Z
dc.date.available2020-01-02T06:09:09Z
dc.date.issued2019-11
dc.description.abstractBackground: Vitamin A also plays a role in the morphology and physiology of the eyeball. The present study was conducted to assess prevalence and risk factors of vitamin A deficiency among children and women. Methods: The present study was conducted on 96 children of age ranged 5-12 years and their mothers of both genders. Parents of toddlers were asked for symptoms, suggesting that the child may have poor vision in dim light. The body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Serum retinol levels were measured for all participants high-performance liquid. Results: Out of 96 patients, boys were 54 and girls were 42. Out of 54 boys, 7 boys and out of 42 girls, 4 girls had vitamin A deficiency. 56 mothers had low SES, 28 had medium and 12 had high. Mother education was upto college level in 28 and upto high school in 78. Number of children in family was >2 seen in 52 and 2 in 44 parents. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: The prevalence of vitamin A deficiency was found to be 11.45%. Risk factors were low socio- economic status, >2 children in family and low education level of mothers.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsPost Graduate Resident, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Army Dental College, Hyderabad, Telangana.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor & HOD, Department Of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Army Dental College, Hyderabad, Telangana.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsReader, Department Of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Army Dental College, Hyderabad, Telangana.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDabas Pratibha, Ahmad Mohammad Shakil, Kumar Ritu, Ranjan Rajesh. A Comparative Study to Evaluate Efficacy of Fentanyl Transdermal Patch VS Ketoprofen Patch in Pain Control after Mandibular Third Molar Surgery. Annals of International medical and Dental Research. 2019 Nov; 5(6): 9-11en_US
dc.identifier.issn2395-2822
dc.identifier.issn2395-2814
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/189110
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherSociety for Health Care & Research Developmenten_US
dc.relation.issuenumber6en_US
dc.relation.volume5en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.21276/aimdr.2019.5.6.CM3en_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectRisken_US
dc.subjectVitamin Aen_US
dc.titlePrevalence and Risk Factors of Vitamin a Deficiency in Children and Women of Child Bearing Ageen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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