Full-term, peri-urban South African infants under 6 months of age are at risk for early-onset anaemia

Public Health Nutrition
Lindiwe SibekoKatherine Gray-Donald

Abstract

There is a paucity of data on the micronutrient status of low-income, lactating South African women and their infants under 6 months of age. The aim of this study was to elucidate the level of anaemia and vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in peri-urban breast-feeding women and their young infants. Cross-sectional study including anthropometric, biochemical and infant feeding data. Peri-urban settlement in Cape Town, South Africa. Breast-feeding women (n=113) and their infants (aged 1-6 months) attending a peri-urban clinic. Mean (standard deviation (SD)) haemoglobin (Hb) of the lactating mothers was 12.4 (1.3) g dl(-1), with 32% found to be anaemic (Hb<12 g dl(-1)). Maternal serum retinol was 49.8 (SD 13.3) microg dl(-1), with 4.5% VAD. Using breast milk, mean (SD) retinol concentration was found to be 70.6 (24.6) microg dl(-1) and 15.7 (8.3) microg/g milk fat, with 13% below the cut-off level of <8 microg/g fat. There was no correlation found between breast milk retinol and infant serum retinol. Z-scores (SD) of height-for-age, weight-for-age and weight-for-height were -0.69 (0.81), 0.89 (1.01) and 1.78 (0.83), respectively. Mean (SD) infant Hb was 10.9 (1.1) g dl(-1), with the prevalence of anaemia being 50%, 33% and 12% using Hb cu...Continue Reading

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Nov 11, 2017·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·Whadi-Ah ParkerDemetre Labadarios
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