Selenium Deficiency Is Widespread and Spatially Dependent in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: : Selenium (Se) is an essential element for human health and livestock productivity. Globally, human Se status is highly variable, mainly due to the influence of soil types on the Se content of crops, suggesting the need to identify areas of deficiency to design targeted interventions. In sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia, data on population Se status are largely unavailable, although previous studies indicated the potential for widespread Se deficiency. Serum Se concentration of a nationally representative sample of the Ethiopian population was determined, and these observed values were combined with a spatial statistical model to predict and map the Se status of populations across the country. The study used archived serum samples (n = 3269) from the 2015

SUBMITTER: Belay A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7353016 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature