WHO Global Database on Vitamin A Deficiency

Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS)
WHO Global Database on Vitamin A Deficiency
The Vitamin A Deficiency database includes data by country based on xerophthalmia and/or serum or plasma retinol concentration
Last Updated: 2006-10-09
EL SALVADOR
Serum / plasma retinol concentration (µmol/l)
Prevalence of xerophthalmia (%)
Level
N
N
N
Date
1997
1988
1973
Sex
Age
(years)
National: SAC: Total
B
6.00-14.99
SAC by department: Ahuachapan
B
6.00-14.99
SAC by department: Cabanas
B
6.00-14.99
SAC by department: Chalatenango
B
6.00-14.99
SAC by department: Cuscatlan
B
6.00-14.99
SAC by department: La Libertad
B
6.00-14.99
SAC by department: La Union
B
6.00-14.99
SAC by department: La Paz
B
6.00-14.99
SAC by department: Morazan
B
6.00-14.99
SAC by department: Santa Ana
B
6.00-14.99
SAC by department: San Miguel
B
6.00-14.99
SAC by department: San Slavador
B
6.00-14.99
SAC by department: San Vincente
B
6.00-14.99
SAC by department: Sonsonate
B
6.00-14.99
SAC by department: Usulutan
B
6.00-14.99
National: Pre-SAC: Total
B
1.00-4.99
Pre-SAC by age
B
1.00-1.49
Pre-SAC by age
B
1.50-1.99
Pre-SAC by age
B
2.00-2.99
Pre-SAC by age
B
3.00-3.99
Pre-SAC by age
B
4.00-4.99
Pre-SAC by area: Urban
B
1.00-4.99
Pre-SAC by area: Rural
B
1.00-4.99
Pre-SAC by area: Metropolitan
B
National: Pre-SAC
B
Location and sample descriptor
Sample
size
Prevalence (%)
Mean
Current
XN
Previous
XN
X1B
X2
X3A
X3B
XS
<0.35
<0.70
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
0.7
1.1
0.6
1.5
0.0
1.3
0.4
0.0
0.7
1.4
1.00-4.99
659
35
68
165
189
202
168
363
128
36.0
45.7
25.0
32.1
37.0
40.1
32.7
40.8
26.6
1.00-6.99
9508
0.05
0.03
SD
Reference
< 1.05
58.0
68.6
45.6
57.0
57.1
61.9
58.3
61.4
47.7
Notes
General
3134
*
4681
*
239
*
Line
1
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NOTES
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Reference No:
3134
General notes:
Multi-stage PPS cluster sampling. 55 % of the schools in the survey are included in "The Healthy School Program" (El Programa Escuela Saludable - PROES) and 45% are not included
(NO PROES). Serum retinol concentrations converted from µg/mL to µmol/L.
By program area: PROES (Schools included in "El programa Escuela Saludable") SR <0.70 µmol/L: 1.0%. By program area: NO PROES (Schools not included in "El programa Escuela
Saludable") SR <0.70µmol/L: 1.0%
Note 1
Reference No:
4681
General notes:
Stratified multi-stage probability sampling. Approximately 19% of the houses in the rural area and 4% in the urban area, which were part of the sample excluded due to inaccessibility.
Reference No:
239
General notes:
Multi-stage PPS cluster sampling - 51 clusters.
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Reference 239
Sommer A, Quesada J, Doty M, Faich G. Xerophthalmia and anterior segment blindness among preschool-age children in El Salvador.
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American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1975, 80
Reference 3134
Minsterio de Salud Publica y Asistencia Social, Departmento de Nutricion Unidad de Laboratorio Central. Evaluación del estado nutricional, nivel de retinol serico (vitamina A) y
hemoglobina en escolares. 1998.
Reference 4681
Asociacion Demografica Salvadorena, Ministerio de Salud Publica y Asistencia Social, Instituto de Nutricion de Centro America Y Panama. Evaluación de la situación alimentaría
nutricional en El Salvador ESANES-88 [informe final]. El Salvador, Instituto de Nutrición de Centro América y Panamá, 1990.
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