Prevalence and Correlates of Zinc Deficiency Among Vietnamese Women of Reproductive Age in Ho Chi Minh City: A Single Hospital-Based Survey

• Published in: Frontiers in Global Women's Health Vol. 2; p. 733191
• Main Authors: Nguyen, Vinh Quang, Lam, Phong Van, Goto, Aya, Nguyen, Tu Van T., Vuong, Thanh Nhan T., Nguyen, Tien Minh, Nguyen, Minh Ha, Truong, Anh Tuyet T., Tran, Truc Phuong T., Vo, Chien Duc
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media SA 03.12.2021; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: clinical laboratory techniques; Global Women's Health; Gynecology and obstetrics; health education; HQ1101-2030.7; reproductive health; RG1-991; Vietnam; Women. Feminism; zinc deficiency; health education; Vietnam; clinical laboratory techniques; reproductive health; zinc deficiency

Background and Objectives: Zinc is a micronutrient that plays an important role in metabolism, cell growth regulation, and differentiation. Vietnam has many population groups living in poverty. The daily food of Vietnamese people is mainly rice, which contains very little zinc. This cross-sectional...