Factors affecting low coverage of the vitamin A supplementation program among young children admitted in an urban diarrheal treatment facility in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Ishita Mostafa (Author), Shamin Fatema Islam (Author), Prasenjit Mondal (Author), A.S.G. Faruque (Author), Tahmeed Ahmed (Author), Md Iqbal Hossain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is one of the most prevalent micronutrient deficiencies in the world. About 2% of all deaths among children under five years of age (U-5) are attributable to VAD. Currently evidence-based knowledge is grossly lacking about the factors associated with low covera...