Food behavior and folate status of hill-tribe schoolchildren and women of childbearing age on the northern border of Thailand.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2008 Mar; 39(2): 353-61
Article
Dans Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-35504
ABSTRACT
An insight into the folate nutritional status of the population is important from a public health perspective. The protective effect of folate against neural tube defects (NTDs) is widely recognized. To assess the health and nutritional status, especially folate status, of vulnerable hill-tribe groups, a cross-sectional study was conducted on 197 schoolchildren and 136 women of childbearing age in Chaloem Phra Kiat District, Nan Province, Thailand. The nutritional status of the study group was investigated by dietary survey, and blood samples were taken to determine hematocrit, protein, and serum and red blood cell folate. Anthropometric measurements were taken to assess body size, composition and nutritional indexes. The health and nutritional status of the hill-tribe schoolchildren and women of childbearing age were found to be unacceptable, particularly inregard to folate status, which was indicated by low folate levels found in the blood samples, and in the intake of this micronutrient.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Thaïlande
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
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Enfant
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Enfant d'âge préscolaire
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État nutritionnel
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Adolescent
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Adulte
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Groupes de population
Type d'étude:
Étude observationnelle
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Année:
2008
Type:
Article
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