Prevalence of vitamin A deficiency in children aged 6-9 years in Wukro, northern Ethiopia

Prevalence of vitamin A deficiency in children aged 6-9 years in Wukro, northern Ethiopia

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency in children aged 6-9 years in northern Ethiopia. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was carried out and the data were analysed for 824 (61.5%) of 1339 eligible children for whom there was complete information on biochemical vitamin A status...

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Main Authors: Kassaye Tarik, Receveur Olivier, Johns Timothy, Becklake Margaret R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2001-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Vitamin A deficiency/epidemiology
Vitamin A/administration and dosage
Vitamin A/blood
Xerophthalmia/etiology
Child
Cross-sectional studies
Ethiopia
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862001000500008

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