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Screening Rastafarian children for nutrirional rickets

James, J. A.; Ward, P. S.; James, Jayne; Clark, Carol

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Authors

J. A. James

P. S. Ward

Jayne James

Carol Clark



Abstract

We examined 42 Rastafarian children under 5 years of age who were registered with a single inner city general practice to determine the prevalence of nutritional rickets. T wenty children were receiving a strict vegan (I-tal) diet and were considered to be at high risk of developing rickets and were referred for biochemical and radiological investigation. Seven of 20 children investigated had rickets, giving an overall prevalence of 7/42. Treatment with oral cholccalciferol was successful in all seven children. Fourteen out of 18 children had evidence of iron deficiency, with low haemoglobin concentrations and hypochromic-microcytic blood films. Before this study Rastafarian children rarely attended the well baby clinic, received no vitamin supplements, and few had been immunised. They now regularly attend the clinic, receive vitamin and iron supplements, and all have completed primary immunisation. © 1985, British Medical Journal Publishing Group. All rights reserved.

Citation

Ward, P. S., James, J. A., Clark, C., & James, J. (1985). Screening Rastafarian children for nutrirional rickets. British medical journal (Clinical research ed.), 290(6472), 899. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.290.6472.899

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Mar 23, 1985
Deposit Date Jan 21, 2010
Publicly Available Date Nov 15, 2016
Journal British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.)
Print ISSN 0267-0623
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 290
Issue 6472
Pages 899
DOI https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.290.6472.899
Keywords screening, rastafarian, children, nutritional rickets
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1106815
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.290.6472.899

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