Evaluating equity dimensions of infant and child vitamin A supplementation programmes using Demographic and Health Surveys from 49 countries
Objectives Vitamin A deficiency affects an estimated 29% of all children under 5 years of age in low/middle-income countries, contributing to child mortality and exacerbating severity of infections. Biannual vitamin A supplementation (VAS) for children aged 6–59 months can be a low-cost intervention...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2023-03-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/3/e062387.full |