Prevalence of Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD) with Some Associated Risk Factors among Children Aged 1 to 5 Years in Rural Maharashtra – A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Nutrition is an indispensable part of human life. Vitamin A deficiency(VAD) is the most important cause of preventable blindness in young children. It has long been a nutritional problem of public health significance in India and continues to be so. It is estimated that 50,000 preschool...

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Main Authors: Raghavendra NR. Swamy, Priyanka N Akahade, P Abhinaya, Arvindkumar Waghmare, Satish V Gujalwar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_923_22
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