ABSTRACT
This invest igat ion centered on Vi tamin A and anthropomet r ic status of 400
children aged 6-24 months in urban and rural communi t ies in Kaduna South
local government area, Nigeria. Select ion of chi ldren was through systemat ic
sampl ing technique. Two hundred children from each communi ty, ninety four
males (94) and one hundred and six (106) females from Makera (urban) and
ninety three males (93) and one hundred and seven (107) females from
Kinkinau ( rural) communi t ies completed the study. A st ructured quest ionnaire
was used to collect informat ion on maternal socioeconomic characteristics,
l iving condi t ions, heal th care, and 24-hour dietary recal l . Knowledge,
at t i tude and pract ice of heal thy l ife style and Vi tamin A supplementation
were assessed using focus group discussion. The anthropometric status of the
children were measured longi tudinal ly for 6 months wi th wooden length
board, and UNICEF weighing scale. Serum ret inol levels of a subsample of
100 subjects were determined. Blood samples were col lected by venipuncture
to obtain serum for measurement of retinol concentrat ion using high
performance l iquid chromatography. The data was analyzed using
anthropomet ric z scores and categorized using WHO Anthro sof tware (2007).
Comparison was done using Chi square test for categorical variables and
ANOVA and t-test for cont inuous variables. Al l statistical analysis were done
using SPSS version 15 and signif icance judged at p
, A & IMMACULATA, O (2021). Comparative Study Of Vitamin A And Anthropometric Status Of Children Aged 6-24 Months In Urban And Rural Communities In Kaduna State, Nigeria.. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/comparative-study-of-vitamin-a-and-anthropometric-status-of-children-aged-6-24-months-in-urban-and-rural-communities-in-kaduna-state-nigeria
, AKALONU and OGECHI IMMACULATA "Comparative Study Of Vitamin A And Anthropometric Status Of Children Aged 6-24 Months In Urban And Rural Communities In Kaduna State, Nigeria." Afribary. Afribary, 02 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/comparative-study-of-vitamin-a-and-anthropometric-status-of-children-aged-6-24-months-in-urban-and-rural-communities-in-kaduna-state-nigeria. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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, AKALONU and IMMACULATA, OGECHI . "Comparative Study Of Vitamin A And Anthropometric Status Of Children Aged 6-24 Months In Urban And Rural Communities In Kaduna State, Nigeria." Afribary (2021). Accessed April 26, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/comparative-study-of-vitamin-a-and-anthropometric-status-of-children-aged-6-24-months-in-urban-and-rural-communities-in-kaduna-state-nigeria