Vitamin A Supplementation in Children in Guédiawaye Health District, Senegal

Autor:	Jean Baptiste Niokhor, Diouf, Ndèye Marième, Sougou
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Socioeconomic Factors Vitamin A Deficiency Child Preschool Dietary Supplements Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Humans Child Vitamin A Senegal
Zdroj:	Indian Pediatrics. 58:1094-1095
ISSN:	0974-7559 0019-6061
DOI:	10.1007/s13312-021-2381-5
Popis:	To assess the coverage rate of routine vitamin A supplementa tion, a descriptive study was carried out in the Guédiawaye Health District. The coverage rate for vitamin A supplementation was 48.6%. Age over 24 months, uneducated father, maternal age over 25, and lack of disease-related knowledge were factors associated with delayed vitamin A supplementation.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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