Consumption of Vitamin-A-Rich Foods and Vitamin A Supplementation for Children under Two Years Old in 51 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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dc.contributor.author | Karlsson, Omar | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kim, Rockli | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hasman, Andreas | - |
dc.contributor.author | Subramanian, S. V. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-06-11T10:41:04Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-06-11T10:41:04Z | - |
dc.date.created | 2022-06-10 | - |
dc.date.issued | 2022-01 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2072-6643 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/142000 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Vitamin A supplementation for children 6-59 months old is an important intervention that boosts immune function, especially where children do not consume enough vitamin-A-rich foods. However, the low coverage of vitamin A supplementation is a persistent problem in low- and middle-income countries. We first estimated the percentage of children 6-23 months old receiving the minimum dietary diversity, vitamin-A-rich foods, and vitamin A supplementation, and second, the difference in the percentage receiving vitamin A supplementation between children 6-23 months old and children 24-59 months old using nationally representative cross-sectional household surveys, namely, the Demographic and Health Surveys, conducted from 2010 to 2019 in 51 low- and middle-income countries. Overall, 22% (95% CI: 22, 23) of children received the minimum dietary diversity, 55% (95% CI: 54, 55) received vitamin-A-rich foods, 59% (95% CI: 58, 59) received vitamin A supplementation, and 78% (95% CI: 78, 79) received either vitamin-A-rich foods or supplementation. A wide variation across countries was observed; for example, the percentage of children that received either vitamin-A-rich foods or supplementation ranged from 53% (95% CI: 49, 57) in Guinea to 96% (95% CI: 95, 97) in Burundi. The coverage of vitamin A supplementation should be improved, especially for children 6-23 months old, in most countries, particularly where the consumption of vitamin-A-rich foods is inadequate. | - |
dc.language | English | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | MDPI | - |
dc.subject | COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING INTERVENTIONS | - |
dc.subject | NUTRITION | - |
dc.subject | GROWTH | - |
dc.title | Consumption of Vitamin-A-Rich Foods and Vitamin A Supplementation for Children under Two Years Old in 51 Low- and Middle-Income Countries | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Kim, Rockli | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/nu14010188 | - |
dc.identifier.scopusid | 2-s2.0-85122382530 | - |
dc.identifier.wosid | 000741341100001 | - |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | NUTRIENTS, v.14, no.1 | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | NUTRIENTS | - |
dc.citation.title | NUTRIENTS | - |
dc.citation.volume | 14 | - |
dc.citation.number | 1 | - |
dc.type.rims | ART | - |
dc.type.docType | Article | - |
dc.description.journalClass | 1 | - |
dc.description.isOpenAccess | Y | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | scie | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | scopus | - |
dc.relation.journalResearchArea | Nutrition & Dietetics | - |
dc.relation.journalWebOfScienceCategory | Nutrition & Dietetics | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING INTERVENTIONS | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | NUTRITION | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | GROWTH | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | vitamin A supplements | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | dietary diversity | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | vitamin-A-rich foods | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | child nutrition | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | low- and middle-income countries | - |
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