Cassava intake and vitamin A status among women and preschool children in Akwa-Ibom, Nigeria
Background: As part of the HarvestPlus provitamin A-biofortified cassava program in Nigeria we conducted a survey to determine the cassava intake and prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among children 6-59 months and women of childbearing age in the state of Akwa Ibom. Methods: A cluster-randomized...
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| author | Moura, Fabiana F. de Moursi, M. Lubowa, A. Ha, B. Boy, Erick Oguntona, B. Maziya-Dixon, B.B. |
| author_browse | Boy, Erick Ha, B. Lubowa, A. Maziya-Dixon, B.B. Moura, Fabiana F. de Moursi, M. Oguntona, B. |
| author_facet | Moura, Fabiana F. de Moursi, M. Lubowa, A. Ha, B. Boy, Erick Oguntona, B. Maziya-Dixon, B.B. |
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| description | Background: As part of the HarvestPlus provitamin A-biofortified cassava program in Nigeria we conducted a survey to determine the cassava intake and prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among children 6-59 months and women of childbearing age in the state of Akwa Ibom.
Methods: A cluster-randomized cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2011 in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. The usual food and nutrient intakes were estimated using a multi-pass 24-hour recall with repeated recall on a subsample. Blood samples of children and women were collected to analyze for serum retinol, serum ferritin, and acute phase proteins as indicators of infection. Vitamin A deficiency was defined as serum retinol <0.70 μmol/L adjusted for infection.
Results: A total of 587 households of a mother-child dyad participated in the dietary intake assessment. Cassava was very widely consumed in Akwa Ibom, mainly as gari or foofoo. Daily cassava consumption frequency was 92% and 95% among children and women, respectively. Mean (±SD) cassava intake (expressed as raw fresh weight) was 348 ± 317 grams/day among children and 940 ± 777 grams/day among women. Intakes of most micronutrients appeared to be adequate with the exception of calcium. Median vitamin A intake was very high both for children (1038 μg RAE/day) and women (2441 μg RAE/day). Red palm oil and dark green leafy vegetables were the main sources of vitamin A in the diet, with red palm oil alone contributing almost 60% of vitamin A intake in women and children. Prevalence of vitamin A deficiency ranged from moderate (16.9 %) among children to virtually non-existent (3.4 %) among women.
Conclusion: Consumption of cassava and vitamin A intake was high among women and children in Akwa Ibom with a prevalence of vitamin A deficiency ranging from moderate in children to non-existent among women. The provitamin A biofortified cassava and other vitamin A interventions should focus dissemination in states where red palm oil is not widely consumed. |
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| spelling | CGSpace744272025-11-12T04:47:22Z Cassava intake and vitamin A status among women and preschool children in Akwa-Ibom, Nigeria Moura, Fabiana F. de Moursi, M. Lubowa, A. Ha, B. Boy, Erick Oguntona, B. Maziya-Dixon, B.B. vitamin a carotenoids gender biofortification surveys health plant breeding retinol micronutrient deficiencies nutrition children cassava retinols food consumption women Background: As part of the HarvestPlus provitamin A-biofortified cassava program in Nigeria we conducted a survey to determine the cassava intake and prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among children 6-59 months and women of childbearing age in the state of Akwa Ibom. Methods: A cluster-randomized cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2011 in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. The usual food and nutrient intakes were estimated using a multi-pass 24-hour recall with repeated recall on a subsample. Blood samples of children and women were collected to analyze for serum retinol, serum ferritin, and acute phase proteins as indicators of infection. Vitamin A deficiency was defined as serum retinol <0.70 μmol/L adjusted for infection. Results: A total of 587 households of a mother-child dyad participated in the dietary intake assessment. Cassava was very widely consumed in Akwa Ibom, mainly as gari or foofoo. Daily cassava consumption frequency was 92% and 95% among children and women, respectively. Mean (±SD) cassava intake (expressed as raw fresh weight) was 348 ± 317 grams/day among children and 940 ± 777 grams/day among women. Intakes of most micronutrients appeared to be adequate with the exception of calcium. Median vitamin A intake was very high both for children (1038 μg RAE/day) and women (2441 μg RAE/day). Red palm oil and dark green leafy vegetables were the main sources of vitamin A in the diet, with red palm oil alone contributing almost 60% of vitamin A intake in women and children. Prevalence of vitamin A deficiency ranged from moderate (16.9 %) among children to virtually non-existent (3.4 %) among women. Conclusion: Consumption of cassava and vitamin A intake was high among women and children in Akwa Ibom with a prevalence of vitamin A deficiency ranging from moderate in children to non-existent among women. The provitamin A biofortified cassava and other vitamin A interventions should focus dissemination in states where red palm oil is not widely consumed. 2015-06-17 2016-05-25T11:59:12Z 2016-05-25T11:59:12Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/74427 en Open Access application/pdf Public Library of Science De Moura, F.F., Moursi, M., Lubowa, A., Ha, B., Boy, E., Oguntona, B. & Maziya-Dixon, B. (2015). Cassava intake and vitamin A status among women and preschool children in Akwa-Ibom, Nigeria. PloS one, 10(6), 0129436. |
| spellingShingle | vitamin a carotenoids gender biofortification surveys health plant breeding retinol micronutrient deficiencies nutrition children cassava retinols food consumption women Moura, Fabiana F. de Moursi, M. Lubowa, A. Ha, B. Boy, Erick Oguntona, B. Maziya-Dixon, B.B. Cassava intake and vitamin A status among women and preschool children in Akwa-Ibom, Nigeria |
| title | Cassava intake and vitamin A status among women and preschool children in Akwa-Ibom, Nigeria |
| title_full | Cassava intake and vitamin A status among women and preschool children in Akwa-Ibom, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Cassava intake and vitamin A status among women and preschool children in Akwa-Ibom, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cassava intake and vitamin A status among women and preschool children in Akwa-Ibom, Nigeria |
| title_short | Cassava intake and vitamin A status among women and preschool children in Akwa-Ibom, Nigeria |
| title_sort | cassava intake and vitamin a status among women and preschool children in akwa ibom nigeria |
| topic | vitamin a carotenoids gender biofortification surveys health plant breeding retinol micronutrient deficiencies nutrition children cassava retinols food consumption women |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/74427 |
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