Determinants of high vitamin A supplementation coverage among pre-school children in Mali: The National Nutrition Weeks experience

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1241-1246

  Ayoya, Mohamed Ag ^a   Bendech, Mohamed Ag ^b   Baker, Shawn K ^b   Ouattara, Fatimata ^c   Diané, Konaké Alima ^d   Mahy, Lina ^b   Nichols, Lisa ^c   Touré, Aménatou ^b   Franco, Ciro ^c  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^d MINISTÈRE DE LA SANTÉ   (Mali)

Author keywords

Child survival; Mali; National Nutrition Weeks; Vitamin A supplementation

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD NUTRITION; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; TELECOMMUNICATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MALI; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 35448949091     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007687138     Document Type: Article

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