Intervention Programs to Control Vitamin A Deficiency in Asia : A Review

Existing prevalence data suggest that vitamin A deficiency among children still represents a major problem in developing Asian countries including Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, Philippines, and Thailand. Plasma retinol is the most common assessment method for determining vitamin A status. The severi...

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Main Author: Perpustakaan UGM, i-lib
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Published: [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 1994
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spelling id-ugm-repo.257862014-06-18T00:39:39Z https://repository.ugm.ac.id/25786/ Intervention Programs to Control Vitamin A Deficiency in Asia : A Review Perpustakaan UGM, i-lib Jurnal i-lib UGM Existing prevalence data suggest that vitamin A deficiency among children still represents a major problem in developing Asian countries including Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, Philippines, and Thailand. Plasma retinol is the most common assessment method for determining vitamin A status. The severity stages of xerophthalmia, along with their characteristics, are used frequently to follow clinical signs of vitamin A deficiency. Massive &Icings of 200,000 IU of vitamin A (60 mg ratinol' equivalent) every six months interval or fortification of vitamin A on food items have been done for the period of 12 to 24 months. The results were decreased in the risk of night blindness, incidence of keratomalacia and Bitot's spots, and lower mortality rate. [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 1994 Article NonPeerReviewed Perpustakaan UGM, i-lib (1994) Intervention Programs to Control Vitamin A Deficiency in Asia : A Review. Jurnal i-lib UGM. http://i-lib.ugm.ac.id/jurnal/download.php?dataId=8786
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Intervention Programs to Control Vitamin A Deficiency in Asia : A Review
description Existing prevalence data suggest that vitamin A deficiency among children still represents a major problem in developing Asian countries including Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, Philippines, and Thailand. Plasma retinol is the most common assessment method for determining vitamin A status. The severity stages of xerophthalmia, along with their characteristics, are used frequently to follow clinical signs of vitamin A deficiency. Massive &Icings of 200,000 IU of vitamin A (60 mg ratinol' equivalent) every six months interval or fortification of vitamin A on food items have been done for the period of 12 to 24 months. The results were decreased in the risk of night blindness, incidence of keratomalacia and Bitot's spots, and lower mortality rate.
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author_facet Perpustakaan UGM, i-lib
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title Intervention Programs to Control Vitamin A Deficiency in Asia : A Review
title_short Intervention Programs to Control Vitamin A Deficiency in Asia : A Review
title_full Intervention Programs to Control Vitamin A Deficiency in Asia : A Review
title_fullStr Intervention Programs to Control Vitamin A Deficiency in Asia : A Review
title_full_unstemmed Intervention Programs to Control Vitamin A Deficiency in Asia : A Review
title_sort intervention programs to control vitamin a deficiency in asia : a review
publisher [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada
publishDate 1994
url https://repository.ugm.ac.id/25786/
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