A community based study of vitamin A and vitamin E status of adolescent girls living in the Shire valley, Southern Malawi
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The vitamin A and E status and anemia in non-pregnant teenage girls living in rural communities in the Shire Valley, Southern Malawi were investigated. A questionnaire was administered to collect socio-demographic data in addition to measuring the heights and weights of participants. Results showed that vitamin A concentrations and age had a significant relationship, with younger girls being more deficient of vitamin A. It was also found that vitamin E and anemia were common among adolescent girls in the Shire Valley.
Publication Name: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-3007
Year: 1998
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Risk factors for xerophthalmia in the Republic of Kiribati
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A study was conducted on the risk factors for xerophthalmia in the Republic of Kiribati. A prevalence survey was made of 666 xerophthalmic preschool children and 816 children without xerophthalmia. The results indicate a relationship between xerophthalmia and factors that may be amenable to intervention. The findings also suggest an association between consumption of provitamin A carotenoids and decreased risk of xerophthalmia among preschool children.
Publication Name: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-3007
Year: 1996
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Assessment of iron status using plasma transferrin receptor in pregnant women with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection in Malawi
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A new study investigates the iron status of a group of HIV-infected pregnant women in Malawi.
Publication Name: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-3007
Year: 2000
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