Hyporetinolemie and malnutrition at the children of 24 - 59 months and the women in age to procreate in two rural and urbain areas of mali.

Abstract

A transverse study stratified by poll in cluster unfolded itself of January 30 to March 16 2006 in two regions of the Mali: Koulikoro (rural zone) and the district of Bamako (urban zone). He concerned a sample of 692 children of 24 to 59 month and 803 women in age to procreate. The dosage of the blood retinol had been realized to determine the prevalency of the deficiency in vitamin A with the children of 24 - 59 month and the women in age to procreate and its links with the malnutrition were analyzed. The study showed that 78,2% of children of 24 to 59 rural month presented a deficiency in vitamin A significantly more pronounced than in urban environment with 17%. With the women also, the rural ones more are touched by this lack with 50% in rural environment and 29,2% in urban environment. Only the relation between the emaciation with the rural children and the deficiency in vitamin A was shown (p=0,000). On the other hand, no link was observed between the deficiency in vitamin A and the others form of malnutrition with the child and the chronic energetic deficiency with the women in age to procreate (p<0,05).