Nutritional and micronutrient status of female workers in a garment factory in Cambodia

dc.contributor.authorMakurat, Jan
dc.contributor.authorFriedrich, Hanna
dc.contributor.authorKuong, Khov
dc.contributor.authorWieringa, Frank T.
dc.contributor.authorChamnan, Chhoun
dc.contributor.authorKrawinkel, Michael B.
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-18T09:52:12Z
dc.date.available2017-07-13T12:41:56Z
dc.date.available2022-11-18T09:52:12Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractBackground: Concerns about the nutritional status of Cambodian garment workers were raised years ago but data are still scarce. The objectives of this study are to examine the nutritional, hemoglobin and micronutrient status of female workers in a garment factory in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and to assess if body mass index is associated with hemoglobin and/or micronutrient status.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 223 female workers (nulliparous, non-pregnant) at a garment factory in Phnom Penh. Anthropometric measurements were performed and blood samples were taken to obtain results on hemoglobin, iron, vitamin A, vitamin B12 and inflammation status (hemoglobinopathies not determined). Bivariate correlations were used to assess associations.Results: Overall, 31.4% of workers were underweight, 26.9% showed anemia, 22.1% showed iron deficiency, while 46.5% had marginal iron stores. No evidence of vitamin A or vitamin B12 deficiency was found. Body mass index was associated with serum ferritin (negative) and serum retinol-binding protein (positive) concentrations, but not strongly. A comparison between underweight and not underweight workers resulted in distinctions for iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia, with a higher prevalence among not underweight.Conclusions: The prevalence of underweight, anemia and poor iron status was high. Young and nulliparous female garment workers in Cambodia might constitute a group with elevated risk for nutritional deficiencies. Strategies need to be developed for improving their nutritional, micronutrient and health status. The poor iron status seems to contribute to the overall prevalence of anemia. Low hemoglobin and iron deficiency affected both underweight and those not underweight. Despite the fact that body mass index was negatively associated with iron stores, true differences in iron status between underweight and not underweight participants cannot be confirmed.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hebis:26-opus-129752
dc.identifier.urihttps://jlupub.ub.uni-giessen.de//handle/jlupub/9324
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.22029/jlupub-8712
dc.language.isoende_DE
dc.rightsNamensnennung 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectunderweighten
dc.subjectanemiaen
dc.subjectmicronutrient deficiencyen
dc.subjectgarment factoryen
dc.subjectCambodiaen
dc.subject.ddcddc:610de_DE
dc.titleNutritional and micronutrient status of female workers in a garment factory in Cambodiaen
dc.typearticlede_DE
local.affiliationFB 09 - Agrarwissenschaften, Ökotrophologie und Umweltmanagementde_DE
local.opus.fachgebietHaushalts- und Ernährungswissenschaften - Ökotrophologiede_DE
local.opus.id12975
local.opus.instituteInstitute of Nutritional Sciencesde_DE
local.source.freetextNutrients 8(11):694de_DE
local.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/nu8110694

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