Uptake of routine vitamin A supplementation for children in Humbo district, southern Ethiopia: community-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In low- and middle-income countries routine vitamin A supplementation (VAS) is a key strategy for reducing vitamin A deficiency and mortality and morbidity of preschool children. However, in Ethiopia, there is paucity of evidence regarding the level and determinants of the uptake of the supplement. This study was designed to assess the coverage and predictors of VAS among preschool children in Humbo district, Southern Ethiopia.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in April 2016. A total of 840 mothers/caregivers having children 6-59 months of age were selected using multistage cluster sampling technique from six rural villages implementing routine VAS program. Data were collected using interviewer administered questionnaire. Possible predictors considered

SUBMITTER: Kassa G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7532605 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature