Frequency of consumption of cassava dishes (A) and frequency of consumption of dishes containing red palm oil—conditioned to red palm oil consumption (B) among pre-school children aged 6–59 months and women of childbearing age, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria 2011.

<p>Frequency of consumption of cassava dishes (A) and frequency of consumption of dishes containing red palm oil—conditioned to red palm oil consumption (B) among pre-school children aged 6–59 months and women of childbearing age, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria 2011.</p

Characteristics of selected households and nutritional status of pre-school children 6–59 months and women of childbearing age from rural areas in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, 2011.

<p>Characteristics of selected households and nutritional status of pre-school children 6–59 months and women of childbearing age from rural areas in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, 2011.</p

Usual daily intakes of selected macro and micronutrients by age group.

<p>¹EAR—the estimated average requirements are for children 1–3 and 4–8 years old. Estimates were calculated for each age group and an average value for all children weighted by age group, n = 506, 0.5–3 years old; and n = 78, 4–5 years old. The EAR are from IOM (2006) [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0129436#pone.0129436.ref025" target="_blank">25</a>] except zinc is from IZiNCG (2004) [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0129436#pone.0129436.ref026" target="_blank">26</a>] based on unrefined cereal based diet.</p><p>²EAR—the estimated average requirements are based on recommendations for women 19–30 years old (n = 579).</p><p>³ Vitamin A RAE, Retinol Activity Equivalents</p><p>⁴ Folate DFE, Dietary Folate Equivalents</p><p>^aBased on mean weight of 27.8 kg for children (data not shown).</p><p>^bBased on mean weight of 67.5 kg for women (data not shown).</p><p>Usual daily intakes of selected macro and micronutrients by age group.</p

Vitamin A, iron and infection status among pre-school aged children aged 6–59 months and women of childbearing age in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, 2011.

<p>¹CRP, C-reactive protein; AGP, α-1-acid glycoprotein; Infection status at the individual level was defined as 1) no infection: CRP < 10 and AGP < 1; 2) incubation: CRP ≥ 10 and AGP < 1; 3) early convalescence: CRP ≥ 10 and AGP ≥ 1; and 4) late convalescence: CRP < 10 and AGP ≥ 1.</p><p>² < 12 μg/L indicates depleted iron stores in children less than 5 years of age, < 15 μg/L indicates depleted iron stores in individuals 5 years of age or older.</p><p>³ < 30 μg/L indicates depleted iron stores in the presence of infection for children less than 5 years of age.</p><p>Vitamin A, iron and infection status among pre-school aged children aged 6–59 months and women of childbearing age in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, 2011.</p

Contribution of food groups to total vitamin A intake as expressed in retinol activity equivalent among (A) women of childbearing age and (B) pre-school children aged 6–59 months, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria 2011.

<p>Contribution of food groups to total vitamin A intake as expressed in retinol activity equivalent among (A) women of childbearing age and (B) pre-school children aged 6–59 months, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria 2011.</p

Total usual mean intake of cassava and red palm oil expressed in grams per day among pre-school aged children 6–59 months and women of childbearing age in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, 2011.

<p>Total usual mean intake of cassava and red palm oil expressed in grams per day among pre-school aged children 6–59 months and women of childbearing age in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, 2011.</p