Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Level of Zinc in Serum of Adults in Najaf
Background: Zinc is an essential trace element in maintaining human health. Zinc deficiency has many adverse effects on the body's growth and validity and delays the individuals’ daily performance of duties. The study aimed: to find the association between serum zinc levels and different socio...
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Background: Zinc is an essential trace element in maintaining human health. Zinc deficiency has many adverse effects on the body's growth and validity and delays the individuals’ daily performance of duties. The study aimed: to find the association between serum zinc levels and different socio-demographic factors.Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to achieve the study's aim from November 2021to May 2022. The size of sample comprises 140 participants. All study members were adults ages ranging from (18-65) years taken randomly from Al-Najaf Governorate. The data was collected by estimating serum zinc and using a simple questionnaire, then analyzed using a statistical program. Results: The association between serum zinc with educational level and monthly income wasa significant p-value (0.048 and 0.027, respectively). Other socio-demographic characteristics were not significant. Conclusion: The study concluded that educational level and monthly income could affect serum zinc level more than Other socio-demographic characteristics.
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| spelling | doaj.art-258f6a78c1984ce18004140d72bbe5322023-11-10T13:13:37ZengUniversity of Thi-Qarمجلة علوم ذي قار1991-86902709-02562023-04-01101(SI)10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1(SI).955 Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Level of Zinc in Serum of Adults in Najaf Sabreen Ali HassouniJabbar Taresh AhmedSalam Jasim Mohammed Background: Zinc is an essential trace element in maintaining human health. Zinc deficiency has many adverse effects on the body's growth and validity and delays the individuals’ daily performance of duties. The study aimed: to find the association between serum zinc levels and different socio-demographic factors.Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to achieve the study's aim from November 2021to May 2022. The size of sample comprises 140 participants. All study members were adults ages ranging from (18-65) years taken randomly from Al-Najaf Governorate. The data was collected by estimating serum zinc and using a simple questionnaire, then analyzed using a statistical program. Results: The association between serum zinc with educational level and monthly income wasa significant p-value (0.048 and 0.027, respectively). Other socio-demographic characteristics were not significant. Conclusion: The study concluded that educational level and monthly income could affect serum zinc level more than Other socio-demographic characteristics. https://jsci.utq.edu.iq/index.php/main/article/view/955Normal zincZinc deficiencysocio-demographic characteristicscross-sectional study |
| spellingShingle | Sabreen Ali Hassouni Jabbar Taresh Ahmed Salam Jasim Mohammed Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Level of Zinc in Serum of Adults in Najaf مجلة علوم ذي قار Normal zinc Zinc deficiency socio-demographic characteristics cross-sectional study |
| title | Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Level of Zinc in Serum of Adults in Najaf |
| title_full | Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Level of Zinc in Serum of Adults in Najaf |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Level of Zinc in Serum of Adults in Najaf |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Level of Zinc in Serum of Adults in Najaf |
| title_short | Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Level of Zinc in Serum of Adults in Najaf |
| title_sort | effect of socio demographic characteristics on level of zinc in serum of adults in najaf |
| topic | Normal zinc Zinc deficiency socio-demographic characteristics cross-sectional study |
| url | https://jsci.utq.edu.iq/index.php/main/article/view/955 |
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