title: Assessment of vitamin A deficiency in the Republic of Djibouti.
abstract: In a countrywide survey, we assessed the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency by clinical examination and impression cytology with transfer method (ICT) in a randomized sample of 2445 subjects representative of the population of the Republic of Djibouti. A plasma retinol determination was made on a part of this sample. Results lead to believe that serious vitamin A deficiency may periodically occur in Republic of Djibouti when nutritional conditions become poor. Meanwhile a large number of children, mostly in the rural area, have a marginal vitamin A status and are exposed to a high level of risk.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Général Peltier, Djibouti, Occgee.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Resnikoff
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Filliard
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carlier
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luzeau
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Amédée-Manesme
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D015730:Djibouti / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009755:Night Blindness / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D012494:Sampling Studies; D014505:Urban Population; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014985:Xerophthalmia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A