A biochemical description of nutritional state of a rural population in Nigeria.
The nutrient intake and blood chemistry of the people of Kainji Lake Area are presented. The study was conducted to describe the nutritional state of Kainji population. The study shows that the nutrient intake of children below 5 years of age were generally low and this probably accounted for the mild-moderate malnutrition earlier reported upon in this age group. The blood chemistry was shown to be comparable with the national standard for protein and albumin but the mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration percent revealed iron-deficiency anaemia. Health education of the mothers was suggested as a solution of improvement of child nutrition, and control of environmental sanitation was suggested as a solution to iron-deficiency state in the general population.
Adekolu-John
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Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Ilorin.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004034:Diet Surveys; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D012424:Rural Population
D006454:Hemoglobins