Table 3 Micronutrient intakes of 24–59 month old children derived from repeated 24-hour recalls in the dry and rainy seasons of the two areas studied

Calcium (mg)

146

108

196

137

155*

134

200*

154

151

122

199***

145

500-600

Iron (mg)

4.6

2.76

5.4

2.79

5.5**

3.68

6.3**

3.52

5.1

3.27

5.9*

3.19

6.0

Zinc (mg)

2.6

1.51

3.1

1.81

3.1*

1.71

3.5*

1.89

2.9

1.63

3.3**

1.86

4.1-6.1

Vitamin A (ug)

581*

577

587*

532

288

399

398

517

435

517

496**

533

400-450

Vitamin C (mg)

38

38.6

62*

51.1

34

41.3

57

47.4

36

40

60***

49.3

30

Folate (ug)

187

227.4

213

184.3

258**

181.9

261**

150.8

222

208.8

236

170

160-200

Thiamin (mg)

0.5

0.56

0.6

0.46

0.6

0.36

0.6

0.30

0.6

0.47

0.6

0.38

0.5-0.6

Riboflavin (mg)

0.3

0.57

0.3

0.48

0.3

0.27

0.3

0.22

0.3

0.45

0.3*

0.38

0.5-0.6

Niacin (mg)

3.3

5.31

4.6

5.37

3.2

2.79

4.2

3.35

3.2

4.24

4.4***

4.51

6-8

Vitamin 6 (mg)

0.5

0.40

0.6

0.41

0.5

0.36

0.6

0.39

0.5

0.38

0.6***

0.41

0.5-0.6

Vitamin B12 (ug)

0.2

0.81

0.2

0.33

0.2

0.29

0.3

0.41

0.2

0.61

0.3***

0.37

0.9-1.2