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Biochemical assessment of the nutritional status of infants, children and adolescents in South Africa (1997-2022): a systematic review.
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- The concordance between the Montreal cognitive assessment and the repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status as a cognitive screening tool in a south African community sample.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- Two-phase linear relationship of Vitamin D and Vitamin A among children aged 0-14 years: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Global burden of childhood developmental intellectual disability caused by iodine deficiency from 1990 to 2021 and projection to 2040.Frontiers in public health · 2025Observational
- Vitamin D Deficiency and Associated Factors in Children: A Multicenter Study of 21,811 Samples in Southern China.International journal of public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo conduct a systematic review of the published peer-reviewed articles on the biochemical assessment of nutritional status of South African infants, children and adolescents in 1997-2022.
designOnline databases (Pubmed, CINAHL, EbscoHost and SAePublications) were used to identify thirty-nine papers.
settingSouth Africa, 1997-2022.
participantsInfants, children and adolescents.
resultsVitamin A deficiency prevalence was 35-67 % before 2001 and mostly below 16 % after 2008. Anaemia ranged from 5·4 to 75·0 %, with 36-54 % of infants below 1 year being anaemic. Among 0- to 6-year-olds, iron deficiency (ID) was 7·2-39·4 % in rural and 16-41·9 % in urban areas. Zn deficiency remained high, especially among 0- to 6-year-olds, at 39-48 %. Iodine insufficiency (UIC < 100 µg/l) was between 0 and 28·8 %, with excessive levels in two areas. Vitamin D deficiency was 5 % for 11- to 17-year-olds in one urban study but 33-87 % in under 10-week-old infants. The 2005 national survey reported sufficient folate status among 0- to 6-year-olds, and vitamin B
conclusionsVitamin A status may have improved meaningfully during the last 25 years in South Africa to below 16 %, and iodine and folate deficiency appears to be low particularly among 0- to 6-year-olds. However, confirmation is needed by a national survey. Anaemia, Fe and Zn deficiencies still pose severe problems, especially among 0- to 6-year-olds. Sufficient data on vitamin D and B
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