Burden of micronutrient deficiencies by socio-economic strata in children aged 6 months to 5 years in the Philippines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs) are a chronic lack of vitamins and minerals and constitute a huge public health problem. MNDs have severe health consequences and are particularly harmful during early childhood due to their impact on the physical and cognitive development. We estimate the costs of illness due to iron deficiency (IDA), vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and zinc deficiency (ZnD) in 2 age groups (6-23 and 24-59 months) of Filipino children by socio-economic strata in 2008.

Methods

We build a health economic model simulating the consequences of MNDs in childhood over the entire lifetime. The model is based on a health survey and a nutrition survey carried out in 2008. The sample populations are first structured into 10 socio-economic strata (SES) and 2 age

SUBMITTER: Wieser S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3867423 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature