PMID: 8985529Dec 1, 1996Paper

Protein energy malnutrition, vitamin A deficiency and night blindness in Bangladeshi children

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
A HussainG Kvăle

Abstract

The occurrence of night blindness and serum vitamin A concentrations among children in rural Bangladesh were studied in relation to protein energy malnutrition, dietary habits and intake of vitamin A capsules. In 1992, 124 night-blind children were registered in a cross-sectional survey in the northern part of Bangladesh, and age-, sex- and neighbourhood-matched controls were selected. Of these, the first reported night-blind child from a household (n = 105) and their controls were included in the analyses. Our results showed that night blindness was associated with protein energy malnutrition when using the mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) as a measure of nutritional status. The odds ratio for a confirmed diagnosis of night blindness among children with a MUAC < 80% of the reference versus normal children was 5.4 (CI 1.9-15.5). Low MUAC was associated with low intake of beta-carotene-rich and vitamin A-containing foods as well as with low serum vitamin A in the total series of cases and controls. This may indicate that night blindness is only one aspect of the general protein energy malnutrition problems in this population. We therefore suggest that measures to prevent vitamin A-related morbidity and mortality should include...Continue Reading

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