Zewdie Wolde-Gebriel, Clive E. West, Haile Gebru, Amha-Selassie Tadesse, Tezera Fisseha, Petros Gabre, Chernet Aboye, Gonfa Ayana, J.G.A.J. Hautvast,
A total of 14740 schoolchildren in seven provinces of Shoa Administrative Region in Central Ethiopia were surveyed for the prevalence of goitre, xerophthalmia and anaemia. Haemoglobin and packed cell volume were assessed in 966 children in one province while an in-depth study was conducted on 344 children in the same province and two others. Goitre, xerophthalmia (Bitot's spots) and clinical anaemia were observed in 34·2, 0·91 and 18·6% respectively of the children. Most biochemical variables were ...
Tópico(s): Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
1993 - Cambridge University Press | British Journal Of Nutrition