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This study was carried out on refugees who had fled the turmoil in Iraq and were hosted atthe eastern border of Jordan. We assessed the nutritional status of 325 children aged 6 months-10 years and 452 females aged 10-72 years, and evaluated the food rations supplied by the UNHCR. Dietary, anthropometric and laboratory indicators were determined. For females and children respectively, prevalence rates were: anaemia 45% and 75%, iron deficiency 44% and 64%, and vitamin A deficiency 6% and 28%. Rationed foods supplied little of some micronutrients: only 33% of vitamin A needs were met. Dietary supplementation for refugees in camps is always warranted.
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Anemia Ferropriva/epidemiologia , Transtornos da Nutrição Infantil/epidemiologia , Abastecimento de Alimentos/estatística & dados numéricos , Refugiados/estatística & dados numéricos , Deficiência de Vitamina A/epidemiologia , Populações Vulneráveis/estatística & dados numéricos , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Anemia Ferropriva/diagnóstico , Anemia Ferropriva/prevenção & controle , Criança , Transtornos da Nutrição Infantil/diagnóstico , Transtornos da Nutrição Infantil/prevenção & controle , Pré-Escolar , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Iraque/etnologia , Jordânia/epidemiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Avaliação Nutricional , Inquéritos Nutricionais , Estado Nutricional , Prevalência , Deficiência de Vitamina A/diagnóstico , Saúde da MulherRESUMO
This study was carried out on refugees who had fled the turmoil in Iraq and were hosted at the eastern border of Jordan. We assessed the nutritional status of 325 children aged 6 months-10 years and 452 females aged 10-72 years, and evaluated the food rations supplied by the UNHCR. Dietary, anthropometric and laboratory indicators were determined. For females and children respectively, prevalence rates were: anaemia 45% and 75%, iron deficiency 44% and 64%, and vitamin A deficiency 6% and 28%. Rationed foods supplied little of some micronutrients: only 33% of vitamin A needs were met. Dietary supplementation for refugees in camps is always warranted
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Refugiados , Antropometria , Prevalência , Anemia , Anemia Ferropriva , Deficiência de Vitamina A , Estudos Transversais , Estado NutricionalRESUMO
The pharmacokinetic parameters (AUC0-8h, AUC0-infinity, Cmax, tmax, t1/2, Ke) of cefuroxime following a single intramuscular injection of 750 mg of a test product (Maxil, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Amman, Jordan) were compared to those of a reference product (Zinacef, Glaxo, UK). The 2 products were administered according to a randomized 2-way crossover design to 26 healthy male volunteers. Cefuroxime plasma concentrations were determined using a rapid, sensitive and precise HPLC method with UV detection at 280 nm. The means of the ratios AUC0-infinity Maxil/AUC0-infinity Zinacef and Cmax Maxil/Cmax Zinacef were close to 1 and their 90% confidence intervals included 1. The mean pharmacokinetic parameters of the 2 products were not different and their 90% confidence intervals overlapped. The 2 products were not statistically different with respect to both rate and extent of absorption as demonstrated by statistical analysis on Cmax, tmax, AUC0-8h and AUC0-infinity. The 2 products were also similar regarding t1/2 and Ke. The ANOVA analysis showed no differences in the pharmacokinetic parameters of the 2 products in relation to treatment, sequence of product administration or the interaction term. Pharmacokinetic parameters of cefuroxime were comparable to reported values. We conclude that the 2 products of cefuroxime (Maxil and Zinacef) are bioequivalent.