Vitamin A supplementation in Cambodia: program coverage and association with greater maternal formal education

Grover, D.S.; Pee, S.de.; Sun, K.; Raju, V.K.; Bloem, M.W.; Semba, R.D.

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 17(3): 446-450

2008


ISSN/ISBN: 0964-7058
PMID: 18818165
Document Number: 204209
Vitamin A supplementation reduces morbidity, mortality, and blindness among children in developing countries. The objective of this study is to characterize the coverage of the Cambodian national vitamin A program among preschool children and to identify risk factors for not receiving vitamin A supplementation. The study subjects were preschool children and their families who participated in the 2005 Cambodian Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS), a nationally representative survey.

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