title: Micronutrients and anaemia.
abstract: Micronutrient deficiencies and anaemia remain as major health concerns for children in Bangladesh. Among the micronutrient interventions, supplementation with vitamin A to children aged less than five years has been the most successful, especially after distribution of vitamin A was combined with National Immunization Days. Although salt sold in Bangladesh is intended to contain iodine, much of the salt does not contain iodine, and iodine deficiency continues to be common. Anaemia similarly is common among all population groups and has shown no sign of improvement even when iron-supplementation programmes have been attempted. It appears that many other causes contribute to anaemia in addition to iron deficiency. Zinc deficiency is a key micronutrient deficiency and is covered in a separate paper because of its importance among new child-health interventions.
authors.affiliation: ICDDR,B, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Kazi M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Jamil
authors.forename: Ahmed Shafiqur
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Bardhan
authors.forename: Ashraful Islam
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Fahima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: Shafiqul Alam
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Sarker
authors.forename: Ali Miraj
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Tahmeed
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007455:Iodine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007501:Iron / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D018977:Micronutrients; D014801:Vitamin A; D007455:Iodine; D007501:Iron