Avula Laxmaiah|Madhavan K. Nair|Nimmathota Arlappa|Raghu Pullakhandam|Nagalla Balakrishna|Kodavanti Mallikharjuna Rao|Chitty Galreddy|Sharad Kumar|M Ravindranath|Varaganti Vikas Rao|G. N. V. Brahmam
Prevalence of ocular signs and subclinical vitamin A deficiency and its determinants among rural pre-school children in India
Indian Council of Medical Research|National Institute of Nutrition|National Institute of Nutrition|Indian Council of Medical Research|Indian Council of Medical Research|National Institute of Nutrition|National Institute of Nutrition|Indian Council of Medical Research|Indian Council of Medical Research|National Institute of Nutrition|Indian Council of Medical Research|National Institute of Nutrition|Indian Council of Medical Research|National Institute of Nutrition|Indian Council of Medical Research|National Institute of Nutrition|Indian Council of Medical Research|National Institute of Nutrition|National Institute of Nutrition|Indian Council of Medical Research|Indian Council of Medical Research|National Institute of Nutrition
assess magnitude determinants vitamin deficiency vad coverage vitamin supplementation vas among preschool childrena communitybased crosssectional study carried adopting multistage stratified random sampling procedurerural areas eight states indiapreschool children mothers covereda total 71591 preschool children clinically examined ocular signs vad serum retinol concentrations dried blood spots assessed subsample 3954 children using hplc prevalence bitot spots 08 total ocular signs significantly higher p 0001 among boys 26 compared girls 19 older children 34 years compared p 0001 younger 12 years also high children labourers scheduled castes illiterate mothers odds bitot spots highest children scheduled caste 38 95 ci 29 50 labourers 29 95 ci 21 39 illiterate mothers 27 95 ci 22 23 households without sanitary latrine 59 95 ci 40 87 subclinical vad serum retinol level 20 gdl observed 62 children also relatively high among scheduled caste scheduled tribe children rate coverage vas 58the study revealed vad major nutritional problem coverage vas poor important determinants vad illiteracy low socioeconomic status occupation poor sanitation strengthening existing vas programme focused attention dietary diversification essential prevention vad