Childhood Vitamin A Capsule Supplementation Coverage in Nigeria: A Multilevel Analysis of Geographic and Socioeconomic Inequities

Childhood Vitamin A Capsule Supplementation Coverage in Nigeria: A Multilevel Analysis of Geographic and Socioeconomic Inequities

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a huge public health burden among preschool-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa, and is associated with a high level of susceptibility to infectious diseases and pediatric blindness. We examined the Nigerian national vitamin A capsule (VAC) supplementation program, a sh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Olatunde Aremu, Stephen Lawoko, Koustuv Dalal
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:	The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2010.188

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