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Prevalence of Vitamin Deficiency among pr-school and school-aged childern in Arssi Zone,Ethiopia

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dc.contributor.author Asrat,Y.T.
dc.contributor.author Omwega, A.M.
dc.contributor.author Muita,Jane
dc.date.accessioned 2022-11-24T10:11:05Z
dc.date.available 2022-11-24T10:11:05Z
dc.date.issued 2002
dc.identifier.citation Y T Asrat;A.M Omwega; J.W.G Muita.Prevalence of Vitamin Deficiency among pr-school and school-aged childern in Arssi Zone,Ethiopia
dc.identifier.uri http://172.21.6.100:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/65
dc.description.abstract Objective: To investigate vitamin A status of pre-school and school aged children in the study area. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Arssi, Ethiopia. Subjects: Four hundred and two children. Results: Night blindness, Bitots spot, corneal xerosis, corneal ulceration and corneal scar were observed in 7.2%, 2.2 %, 0.2%, 0.5%, and 0.5% of the children respectively. The prevalence of xerophthalmia was higher in school aged children than pre-school children (P< 0.0001). Based on the WHO recommended cut-off level, serum retinol levels were in the "low" range (<20 microl/dl) in 51% of the children. Conclusion: The results indicate that vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a public health problem in Arssi, with higher prevalence among school aged children than pre-school children.
dc.format.extent 355-359
dc.subject Prevalence
dc.subject vitamin A
dc.subject deficiency
dc.subject pre-school
dc.subject school aged
dc.subject children
dc.subject Arssi zone Ethiopia
dc.title Prevalence of Vitamin Deficiency among pr-school and school-aged childern in Arssi Zone,Ethiopia
dc.type Journal Article
ep.identifier.status Limited Access
ep.identifier.status Limited Access
ep.identifier.doi DOI:https://www.ajol.info/index.php/eamj/article/view/8838
ep.journal East Africa Medical Journal
ep.issue 7
ep.volume 79


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