[The nutritional status of reproductive women at one year after the disaster of Earthquake in Wenchuan].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effects of Wenchuan Earthquake on the nutritional status and the prevalence of nutritional anemia, vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and vitamin D deficiency among reproductive women (15 - 44 years old) in the disaster areas one year after the Earthquake.


METHODS
A nutritional survey was conducted in 3 counties in April 2009, one year after the Earthquake. Two towns from each county were selected as study sites, and this survey recruited 58 pregnant, 66 lactating and 242 non-pregnant-non-lactating women. A comparison was made to the results of 2002 Chinese Nutrition and Health Survey.


RESULTS
The cereals and roots intakes of the pregnant, lactating and non-pregnant-non-lactating women living in the disaster area were (426.8 ± 271.8), (568.0 ± 306.1), and (483.0 ± 277.7) g/d respectively, which were almost the same results (486.8, 509.3 and 495.1 g/d, respectively) from 2002 National Nutrition and Health Survey. The fat and oil intakes were (41.9 ± 51.6), (55.5 ± 69.2), and (66.9 ± 125.7) g/d, respectively, which were also the same ad the results (45.2, 43.9 and 41.4 g/d, respectively) from 2002 National Nutrition and Health Survey. The intakes of meats and poultries were only (58.1 ± 67.7), (76.3 ± 218.7), and (23.9 ± 29.6) g/d respectively, which were much lower than the recommended food intakes from the Branch of Maternal and Child Nutrition of Chinese Nutrition Society. The vitamin A deficiency and marginal deficiency prevalence were 6.9% (24/347) and 18.2% (63/347), respectively. The deficiency and insufficiency of vitamin D was sum to 93.9% (323/344). The prevalence of anemia was 32.6% (112/344). 51.0% (171/335) reproductive women were iron deficient, and 61.6% (210/347) women were suffering zinc deficiency.


CONCLUSIONS
The study findings indicated that the dietary structure was seriously effected by the Earthquake. The sources from animal and legume products were relatively low. The micronutrients nutritional status was poor. The vitamin A, vitamin D, and iron, zinc deficiencies were highly prevalent in the disaster area.
National Institute for Nutrition and Food Safety, China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
Shi-an
SA
Yin
Xian-feng
XF
Zhao
Li-yun
LY
Zhao
Ping
P
Fu
Jian
J
Zhang
Guan-sheng
GS
Ma
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D004435:Eating; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011247:Pregnancy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult; D015032:Zinc / Q000172:deficiency
D015032:Zinc