Micronutrient intake status and associated factors among children aged 6–23 months in the emerging regions of Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis of the 2016 Ethiopia …

T Gebremedhin, AY Aschalew, CT Tsehay, E Dellie… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Micronutrient (MN) deficiency among children is recognised as a major public
health problem in Ethiopia. The scarcity of MNs in Ethiopia, particularly in pastoral …

Inequitable coverage of vitamin A supplementation in Nigeria and implications for childhood blindness

AE Aghaji, R Duke, UCW Aghaji - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is of major public health significance; it is a
risk factor for childhood deaths from diarrhoea and measles in low and middle-income …

Uptake of routine vitamin A supplementation for children in Humbo district, southern Ethiopia: community-based cross-sectional study

G Kassa, A Mesfin, S Gebremedhin - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background In low-and middle-income countries routine vitamin A supplementation (VAS) is
a key strategy for reducing vitamin A deficiency and mortality and morbidity of preschool …

Vitamin-A deficiency and its determinants among preschool children: a community based cross-sectional study in Ethiopia

A Tariku, A Fekadu, AT Ferede, S Mekonnen Abebe… - BMC research …, 2016 - Springer
Background Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable visual impairments in
children. It is also an underlying cause for nearly one-fourth of global child mortality …

Coverage and factors associated with vitamin A supplementation among children aged 6–59 months in twenty-three sub-Saharan African countries

AS Berde, P Bester, IM Kruger - Public health nutrition, 2019 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveThe present study aimed to give an overall view of the pattern of high-dose vitamin
A supplementation (VAS) coverage in twenty-three sub-Saharan African countries and …

Vitamin A supplementation and estimated number of averted child deaths in Ethiopia: 15 years in practice (2005–2019)

A Laillou, K Baye, M Zelalem… - Maternal & child …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Vitamin A supplementation (VAS), started as a short‐term strategy pending dietary
improvements, has been implemented in Ethiopia for the last 15 years. We aimed to …

Causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in students in schools for the blind in Northwest Ethiopia

M Asferaw, G Woodruff, C Gilbert - BMJ global health, 2017 - gh.bmj.com
Objectives To determine the causes of severe visual impairment and blindness (SVI/BL)
among students in schools for the blind in Northwest Ethiopia and to identify preventable …

Trends in inequality in the coverage of vitamin A supplementation among children 6–59 months of age over two decades in Ethiopia: Evidence from demographic and …

B Zegeye, CZ Olorunsaiye, BO Ahinkorah… - SAGE Open …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: There is a dearth of evidence on inequalities in vitamin A supplementation in
Ethiopia. The goal of this study was to assess the magnitude and overtime changes of …

Assessing the potential determinants of national vitamin A supplementation among children aged 6–35 months in Ethiopia: further analysis of the 2019 Ethiopian Mini …

TA Lucha, TA Engida, AK Mengistu - BMC pediatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background Vitamin A is a nutrient that is required in a small amount for normal visual
system function, growth and development, epithelia's cellular integrity, immune function, and …

Vitamin A supplementation in infants and children.

JS Murray, J White - Journal for Specialists in Pediatric …, 2016 - search.ebscohost.com
Vitamin A supplementation in infants and children Page 1 Journal for Specialists in Pediatric
Nursing ASK THE EXPERT Vitamin A supplementation in infants and children John S. Murray …