BA 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Vitamin A, Xerophthalmia, Odds Ratio

• School: University of Oregon
• Department: Charles H. Lundquist College of Business
• Course: BA 101

Document Summary

Vitamin-a de ciency and its determinants among preschool children: a community based cross-sectional study in ethiopia. Amare tariku1*, abel fekadu2, ayanaw tsega ferede3, solomon mekonnen abebe1 and akilew awoke. Background: vitamin a de ciency is the leading cause of preventable visual impairments in children. It is also an underlying cause for nearly one-fourth of global child mortality associated with measles, diarrhea, and malaria. The limited literature available in ethiopia shows severe public health signi cance of vitamin-a de ciency. Hence the aim of the current study was to assess the prevalence and factors determining vitamin-a de ciency among preschool children in dembia district, northwest ethiopia. Methods: a community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among preschool children of dembia. A multi-stage sampling, followed by a systematic sampling technique was employed to select study participants. A structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Using a binary logistic regression model, multivariable analysis was tted to identify the associated factors of vitamin-a de ciency.