Coverage of vitamin A capsule programme in Bangladesh and risk factors associated with non-receipt of vitamin A

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-148

  Semba, Richard D ^a   de Pee, Saskia ^b   Sun, Kai ^a   Akhter, Nasima ^c   Bloem, Martin W ^b   Raju, V K ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b World Food Programme   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Eye Foundation of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Blindness; Child; Morbidity; Mortality; Risk factors; Vitamin A; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

RETINOL; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BLINDNESS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

BANGLADESH; BLINDNESS; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; THINNESS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 77952317894     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v28i2.4884     Document Type: Article

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