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  • 标题:Knowledge Attitude and Practice Regarding Micronutrient in Secondary School Student of Tribal Area in Gujarat
  • 作者:Modi Bhavesh ; Patel Prakash ; Sutariya Shailesh
  • 期刊名称:National Journal of Community Medicine
  • 印刷版ISSN:0976-3325
  • 电子版ISSN:2229-6816
  • 出版年度:2010
  • 卷号:1
  • 期号:2
  • 页码:100-102
  • 出版社:National Journal of Community Medicine
  • 摘要:Introduction: Iodine, vitamin A and iron are most important micronutrients in global public health terms; their lack represents a major threat to the health and development of populations the world over, particularly children in low-income countries. To combat the deficiency of micronutrients, awareness of their importance and their source plays vital role. Objective: to assess knowledge regarding important micronutrients in tribal students. Methodology: It is a cross sectional study conducted in 348 secondary school students of tribal area. Observations: Questionnaire regarding knowledge revealed that 83 (23.9%) student had never heard of vitamin A, while 103 (29.6%) and 72 (20.7%) student had never heard of Iron and Iodine respectively. Gender wise analysis revealed that overall knowledge of micronutrients is comparatively higher among the girls. Recommendations: School children should be specially targeted in IEC campaign to decrease burden of micronutrient deficiency. Micronutrients should be included in school syllabus.
  • 关键词:Micronutrient; deficiency; anemia; IDD
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