Trends and inequalities in children aged 6–59 months who received Vitamin A supplementation: evidence from the 2003, 2008 and 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey

Trends and inequalities in children aged 6–59 months who received Vitamin A supplementation: evidence from the 2003, 2008 and 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey

Abstract Background Vitamin A deficiency is considered a public health issue, particularly among children under 5 years. Vitamin A supplementation is among the ten key essential nutrition actions put in place to tackle malnutrition in children and helps to reduce under-five mortality by almost a qua...

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Main Authors: Joshua Okyere, Simon Agongo Azure, Eugene Budu, Felix Mensah, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Abdul-Aziz Seidu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Children
Ghana
Trends
Vitamin A supplementation
Demographic and Health Survey
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00488-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00488-3

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