@article{fdi:010055974,
  title = {{M}icronutrient deficits are still public health issues among women and young children in {V}ietnam},
  author = {{L}aillou, {A}. and {P}ham, {T}. {V}. and {T}ran, {N}. {T}. and {L}e, {H}. {P}. and {W}ieringa, {F}ranck and {R}ohner, {F}. and {F}ortin, {S}onia and {L}e, {M}. {B}. and {T}ran, {D}. {T}. and {M}oench-{P}fanner, {R}. and {B}erger, {J}acques},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {T}he 2000 {V}ietnamese {N}ational {N}utrition {S}urvey showed that the population's dietary intake had improved since 1987. {H}owever, inequalities were found in food consumption between socioeconomic groups. {A}s no national data exist on the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies, a survey was conducted in 2010 to assess the micronutrient status of randomly selected 1526 women of reproductive age and 586 children aged 6-75 mo. {P}rincipal {F}indings: {I}n women, according to international thresholds, prevalence of zinc deficiency ({Z}n{D}, 67.2 +/- 2.6%) and vitamin {B}12 deficiency (11.7 +/- 1.7%) represented public health problems, whereas prevalence of anemia (11.6 +/- 1.0%) and iron deficiency ({ID}, 13.7 +/- 1.1%) were considered low, and folate (<3%) and vitamin {A} ({VAD}, <2%) deficiencies were considered negligible. {H}owever, many women had marginal folate (25.1%) and vitamin {A} status (13.6%). {M}oreover, overweight ({BMI} >= 23 kg/m(2) for {A}sian population) or underweight occurred in 20% of women respectively highlighting the double burden of malnutrition. {I}n children, a similar pattern was observed for {Z}n{D} (51.9 +/- 3.5%), anemia (9.1 +/- 1.4%) and {ID} (12.9 +/- 1.5%) whereas prevalence of marginal vitamin {A} status was also high (47.3 +/- 2.2%). {T}here was a significant effect of age on anemia and {ID} prevalence, with the youngest age group (6-17 mo) having the highest risk for anemia, {ID}, {Z}n{D} and marginal vitamin {A} status as compared to other groups. {M}oreover, the poorest groups of population had a higher risk for zinc, anemia and {ID}. {C}onclusion: {T}he prevalence of anemia and {ID} in {V}ietnam has been markedly reduced over the last decade, but a large part of the population is still at risk for other deficiencies such as zinc, vitamin {A}, folate and vitamin {B}12 especially the youngest children aged 6-17 mo. {C}onsequently specific interventions to improve food diversity and quality should be implemented, among them food fortification of staple foods and condiments and improvement of complementary feeding.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {O}ne},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {e34906},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0034906},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010055974},
}