title: Vitamin A status and associated factors in infants attending at Primary Health Care in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to assess the nutritional status of vitamin A and associated factors in children assisted in Primary Care Health in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a cross-sectional study with a sample of 228 children 12 to 16 months of age. The nutritional status of vitamin A was assessed by serum retinol concentration, determined by high performance liquid chromatography. Multiple linear regression models with hierarchical selection of independent variables were used to evaluate the correlation with serum retinol as the dependent variable.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The vitamin A deficiency (retinol < 0,7 μmol/L) was observed in 14,0% of the children. Maternal schooling and hemoglobin concentration were positively correlated with serum retinol concentration, while C-reactive protein showed a negative correlation (R2 = 0,1648).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The vitamin A deficiency in one-year-old children attended in Basic Health Units in Goiânia configures itself as a moderate public health problem. Actions to promote maternal education, morbidity control and prevention of other micronutrient deficiencies are important for prevention and control of the vitamin A deficiency in this population.
authors.affiliation: School of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lara Lívia Santos
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.affiliation: School of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria do Rosário Gondim
authors.initials: Mdo R
authors.lastname: Peixoto
authors.affiliation: School of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Claret Costa Monteiro
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Hadler
authors.affiliation: General Coordination of Food and Nutrition, Ministry of Health, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sara Araújo
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.affiliation: Public Health School, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cobayashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, Public Health School, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marly Augusto
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cardoso
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A