Demographic and health-related risk factors of subclinical vitamin A deficiency in ethiopia

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 666-673

  Demissie, Tsegaye ^a   Ali, Ahmed ^b   Mekonnen, Yared ^c   Haider, Jemal ^a   Umeta, Melaku ^a  

^a ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c Health and Nutrition Consultancy Service   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Ethiopia; Risk factors; Serum retinol; Vitamin A; Vitamin A deficiency; Xerophthalmia

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ETHIOPIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; ISLAM; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959354226     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v27i5.3778     Document Type: Article

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