Vitamin A capsule supplementation in Malawi villages
Missed opportunities and possible interventions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11022237 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R A Berger, Reed Berger (Blantyre Institute for Community Ophthalmology), Paul Courtright (0000-0002-0997-347X), Jennifer Barrows (0000-0001-5157-6454) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 718-719 |
| Publication date | 1995-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.85.5.718 |
| PMID | 7733436 |
| OpenAlex | W1986305135 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
A population-based survey was used to assess childhood and maternal vitamin A capsule coverage in Malawi and to investigate missed opportunities for capsule distribution. Overall, 9.3% of children had received vitamin A supplementation in the previous 6 months. Missed opportunities for receiving vitamin A were high in younger children. Fifty-five percent of mothers were covered in 8 villages served by volunteers and 23% in the 58 villages without volunteers. Existing strategies need to be redesigned and new strategies defined. For instance, mothers could receive supplementation during infant BCG vaccination, and children could receive initial supplementation during measles vaccination. Village health volunteers could be used to target children over 2 years of age
Environmental health · Family medicine · Measles · Population · Psychological intervention · Retinol · Vaccination · Vitamin · Vitamin A deficiency · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Global Maternal and Child Health · Immunology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nursing · Pediatrics
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2007 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |