Prevalence of ocular signs and subclinical vitamin A deficiency and its determinants among rural pre-school children in India
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Objective To assess the magnitude and determinants of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and coverage of vitamin A supplementation (VAS) among pre-school children. Design A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out by adopting a multistage, stratified, random sampling procedure. Setting Rural areas of eight states in India. Subjects Pre-school children and their mothers were covered. Results A total of 71 591 pre-school children were clinically examined for ocular signs of VAD. Serum retinol concentrations in dried blood spots were assessed in a sub-sample of 3954 children using HPLC. The prevalence of Bitot spots was 0·8 %. The total ocular signs were significantly higher ( P P Conclusions The study revealed that VAD is a major nutritional problem and coverage of VAS was poor. The important determinants of VAD were illiteracy, low socio-economic status, occupation and poor sanitation. Strengthening the existing VAS programme and focused attention on dietary diversification are essential for prevention of VAD
Anthropometry · Cross-sectional study · Odds ratio · Retinol · Subclinical infection · Vitamin · Vitamin A deficiency · Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress · Demography · Medicine · Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes · Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
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