Vitamin A deficiency and associated risk factors in children aged 12-59 months living in poorest municipalities in the South Region of Brazil

• Main Authors: Camila Dallazen (Author), Daniela Cardoso Tietzmann (Author), Sara Araújo da Silva (Author), Eduardo Augusto Fernandes Nilson (Author), Vivian Siqueira Santos Gonçalves (Author), Regina Maria Ferreira Lang (Author), Sandra Patricia Crispim (Author), Júlia Dubois Moreira (Author), Solange Cristina Garcia (Author), Márcia Regina Vítolo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: To estimate the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in children and associated risk factors. Design: Analysis of data from a cross-sectional multicentre study performed in the primary care units of the municipalities from January to June 2015. The children's legal guard...