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| Correlation Study between Sociodemographic Indicators and Vitamin A Deficiency in Children |
| Cuiping District Center for Diseases Prevention and Control， Yibin 644000， China |
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Abstract Objective： To investigate the association of vitamin A deficiency in children and sociodemographic
indicators， provide a basis for the development of effective interventions. Method： Province urban and rural children aged 3-12 were randomly selected as the research object， blood samples and serum vitamin A test data were obtained by health screening， serum vitamin A concentrations below 200 μg/dL was criteria of vitamin A deficiency. Gender， age，family size， income， parents’ educational level， the degree of urbanization of residence of children tested were given data statistics and analysis， and were compared. Result： There were 114 children CCP in 1500 cases detected in vitamin A deficiency， the detection rate was 7.6%. Male and female children of vitamin A deficiency was no significant difference in the proportion（ P>0.05）， the differences compared between children’s age， number of family， income， parents’education level and degree of urbanization of residence in vitamin A deficiency in children was statistically significant（P<0.05）. Logistic regression analysis showed that the child’s age and degree of urbanization of residence and the proportion of vitamin A deficiency correlated（ P<0.01）， the proportion of vitamin A deficiency of 3-5-year-old children’s was significantly higher than that of 6-12 year-old children， vitamin A deficiency of rural children was significantly higher than urban children. Conclusion： Sociodemographic indicators and vitamin A deficiency in children is with correlation，children’s age and degree of urbanization of residence is closely related to vitamin A deficiency， it is recommended to strengthen screening for young children and children in rural areas， in order to effectively combat vitamin A deficiency.
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