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- Title
Risk factors for nightblindness among women of childbearing age in Cambodia.
- Authors
Semba, R. D.; de Pee, S.; Panagides, D.; Poly, O.; Bloem, M. W.
- Abstract
OBJECTIVE:: To characterize risk factors for nightblindness among nonpregnant women of childbearing age, a group recently recognized to be at high risk of vitamin A deficiency in some developing countries. DESIGN:: Case-control study. SETTING:: The study included >15?000 households in National Micronutrient Survey of Cambodia conducted in 2000. SUBJECTS:: The prevalence of nightblindness among 13?358 nonpregnant women was 2.0%. A total of 328 nonpregnant women with nightblindness were matched by province with 1009 nonpregnant women without nightblindness. METHODS:: Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) as estimates of the relative risk of factors associated with nightblindness. RESULTS:: In a final model, materials in the wall of the house (OR 1.4, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.9-2.0), land ownership =0.5 hectares (OR 1.4, 95% CI 1.0-1.9), nightblindness in last pregnancy (OR 44.5, 95% CI 29.2-67.8), parity >3 (OR 1.5, 95% CI 1.0-2.1), diarrhea within the last 2 weeks (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.3-2.8), maternal body mass index <18.5 (OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.2-2.7), and lack of consumption of vitamin A-rich animal foods in the last 24?h (1-60 retinol equivalents (RE) OR 1.1 , 95% CI 0.7-1.6; =60 RE, OR 0.7, 95% CI 0.4-1.0) were associated with nightblindness among nonpregnant women. CONCLUSIONS:: Women of childbearing age in Cambodia with low socioeconomic status, low consumption of vitamin A-rich animal foods, a history of nightblindness during the previous pregnancy, parity >3, malnutrition, and diarrhea have a higher risk of nightblindness. SPONSORSHIP:: United States Agency for International Development (442-G-00-95-00515-00).European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2003) 57, 1627-1632. doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601734
- Subjects
INTESTINAL diseases; MALNUTRITION; PREGNANCY complications; VITAMIN A deficiency in children
- Publication
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2003, Vol 57, Issue 12, p1627
- ISSN
0954-3007
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601734