Coverage study on Vitamin A supplementation amongst children aged 12- 23 months in urban slums of Ahmedabad city
Journal Title: Healthline - Year 2013, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Vitamin A supplementation is a low cost sustainable approach to control Vitamin A deficiency. It has been found to be effective over last 25 years in many developing countries. Objective: To determine Vitamin A –supplementation coverage in children aged 12-23 months in urban slums of Ahmedabad. Design: The 30 cluster sampling technique based on probability proportion to size advocated under Multi Indicator Cluster survey by World health organization was used to assess Vitamin A first dose supplement amongst 138 children in the age group of 12-23 months residing in slums of Ahmedabad during August 2006. Results: Only 75 (54.3%) out of total 138 children had received Vitamin A supplementation. The coverage was more among males as compared to females though the difference was found to be insignificant.71.7% of the children had received measles vaccination however only 47.8% of the children had received Vitamin A along with measles vaccine. Conclusion: The study reflects low coverage of Vitamin A supplementation and non utilization of measles vaccination for Vitamin A supplementation.
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Anjali Singh, A Kadri, Shikha Jain
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