Vitamin A Intake and Factors Influencing it Amongst Children and Caretakers in Kosrae, Micronesia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14722720 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lois Englberger (The University of Queensland, corresponding author), Geoffrey C Marks (The University of Queensland), Maureen H Fitzgerald (0000-0003-4113-9343, The University of Sydney), Julie Timothy, J Key Timothy (College of Micronesia-FSM) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 307-338 |
| Publication date | 2005-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ecology of Food and Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0367-0244 • E-ISSN: 1543-5237 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03670240500187369 |
| OpenAlex | W2036464069 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
A cross-sectional study was undertaken in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia to assess preschool children and caretaker dietary intake of vitamin A (VA) (including provitamin A carotenoids) and other nutrients contributing to VA status and to investigate relationships between VA intake and factors affecting dietary intake. Ethnography, food sample analysis, two dietary assessment methods (7-day food frequency questionnaire and quantitative 24-hour recall for three nonconsecutive days) administered by trained interviewers to a random sample group, and cultivar difference specification (yellow-fleshed versus white-fleshed bananas) contributed to the richness of the study. Vitamin A intake was low, approximately half of the estimated requirements for children (n = 65) and caretakers (n = 65), whereas protein intake was high. There were no clear significant relationships associated with gender, caretaker education, caretaker occupation, and socio-economic status with VA intake, indicating that a broad-based intervention over all population segments is needed to change dietary behavior. The ethnographic approach was critical for survey instrument development and data analysis
Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Population · Vitamin · Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Endocrinology · Gerontology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |