STUDY ON IRON INTAKE FROM DIETARY SOURCE IN

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• STUDY ON IRON INTAKE FROM DIETARY SOURCE IN
• 2-4 YEARS OLD CHILDREN OF LOWER SOCIO ECONOMIC
  STATUS (SES)

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• Sufia Islam1, Shovon Kumar Das1, Cynthia Ummay
  Siddiqua1, Abida Sultana Liza1,
• S K Roy2
• 1East West University, Mohakhali
• Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
• 2International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease
  Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)

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Background

• Iron is required for a number of vital functions
  in all spheres of life.
• Iron deficiency is the most prevalent nutritional
  disorder worldwide, especially in developing
  countries (Sante, 2002).
• Approximately 2b people worldwide suffer from
  anemia, mostly due to iron deficiency (ICN),
  Rome, 1992).

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Background (Contd.)

• Young children and women of reproductive age are
  mostly affected by iron deficiency (Yip and
  Ramakrishna, 2002).
• The main cause of iron deficiency in developing
  countries is the low iron bioavailability from
  diet (Sante, 2002).

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Background (Contd.)

• IDA may have adverse effects on cognitive
  development and work capacity (Walter T, 2003
  Horton S, 2001).
• Severe anemia is associated with increased
  malnutrition, morbidity and mortality.

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Objective of the study

• to find out the Iron intake level from dietary
  source in 2 to 4 years children of lower SES in
  Urban slums of Dhaka city, Bangladesh.

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Methodology

• Study Design
• Cross-sectional descriptive randomized study.
• Study population
• Forty six children of both sex aged 24 to 48
  months.
• Study site
• Selected urban slums of Dhaka city, Bangladesh

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Different study site at Dhaka city
MIRPUR
GULSHAN
GULSHAN
MUGDHA
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• Data Collection
• The information (Socioeconomic status, family
  size, and nutritional practices, past health
  history, illness of the last month) was collected
  by pre-structured questionnaire from the mother
  or the care giver.
• Anthropometry
• Weight was determined using weighing scale
  (sensitivity 100g), height was measured by height
  scale with precision of 2 mm, and MUAC was
  measured using TALC tape with precision of 2 mm.

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• 24 hour dietary recall method
• In this study the information of food intake of
  2-4 years old children was collected by 24 hours
  dietary recall method.
• The respondent was asked to remember and report
  all foods and beverages consumed in the preceding
  day.
• The iron intake was calculated using a standard
  reference (Gopalan C, 1991).

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• Data Analysis
• Data was analyzed using SPSS version 11.5.
  Nutritional status was calculated by using WHO
  Anthro software.
• Descriptive statistics were done for variables of
  interest.

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• Results

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Characteristics of the participants and
respondents

• Characteristics of children
• Mean age SD (years) 3 0.5
• No. of Male children 19
• No. of Female children 27
• Mean Body weight SD (kg) 11 2
• Mean Height SD (cm) 82 6

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Nutritional status (Wt for Age Z Score) of
children
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Nutritional status (Wt for Ht Z Score) of
children

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Characteristics of the participants and
respondents (Contd.)
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Type of care giver
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Characteristics of the participants and
respondents (Contd.)
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Monthly family income
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Percent intake of iron from different types of
food
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Iron intake level (mg/day) of children
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Conclusion

• Iron intake level is less than 5 mg/day in 70 of
  2 to 4 years children of lower socio-economic
  status (SES).

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Recommendation

• As the 2 to 4 years children belong to a
  vulnerable group, they should be given sufficient
  micronutrient containing diets required for their
  growth and developments.

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Acknowledgement

• Ms. Wajiha Khatun, ICDDR,B
• Ms. Mansura Khanam, ICDDR,B
• Ms. Debjani Sarker, ICDDR,B

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• Thank You

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Table Iron intake level (mg/day) of children
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Educational status of mother
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Characteristics of the participants and
respondents (Contd.)