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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