Open AccessPrevalence of serum cobalamin and folate deficiency among children aged 6–59 months: A hospital-based cross-sectional study from Northern India
Author(s) -
Surbhi Gupta,
Partha Haldar,
Abhishek Singh,
Sumit Malhotra,
Shashi Kant
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1137_21
Subject(s) - cobalamin , medicine , anemia , hemoglobin , pediatrics , cross sectional study , homocysteine , blood sampling , vitamin b12 , physiology , gastroenterology , pathology
Cobalamin and folate are essential for the synthesis of nucleic acids and in the maintenance of myelin. They are required during the period of the rapid growth of infancy and childhood. Their deficiency may result in nutritional anemia and neurological manifestations. There is paucity of literature regarding the prevalence of cobalamin and folate deficiency among North Indian children aged 6-59 months.