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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Relationship of homestead food production with night blindness among children below 5 years of age in Bangladesh
Public Health Nutrition, Volume 14, No. 9, Year 2011
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Objective: To examine the relationship between homestead food production and night blindness among pre-school children in rural Bangladesh in the presence of a national vitamin A supplementation programme. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: A population-based sample of six rural divisions of Bangladesh assessed in the Bangladesh Nutrition Surveillance Project 2001-2005. Subjects: A total of 158 898 children aged 12-59 months. Results: The prevalence rates of night blindness in children among those who did and did not receive vitamin A capsules in the last 6 months were 0·07 % and 0·13 %, respectively. Given the known effect of vitamin A supplementation on night blindness, the analysis was stratified by children's receipt of vitamin A capsules in the last 6 months. Among children who did not receive vitamin A capsules in the last 6 months, the lack of a home garden was associated with increased odds of night blindness (OR = 3·16, 95 % CI 1·76, 5·68; P = 0·0001). Among children who received vitamin A capsules in the last 6 months, the lack of a home garden was not associated with night blindness (OR = 1·28, 95 % CI 0·71, 2·31; P = 0·4). Conclusions: Homestead food production confers a protective effect against night blindness among pre-school children who missed vitamin A supplementation in rural Bangladesh. © 2011 The Authors.
Authors & Co-Authors
Campbell, Ashley A.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Italy, Rome
World Food Program, Italy
Akhter, Nasima
Bangladesh, Dhaka
Helen Keller International Bangladesh
Sun, Kai
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
de Pee, Saskia
Italy, Rome
World Food Program, Italy
Kraemer, Klaus
Switzerland, Basel
Sight and Life
Moench-Pfanner, Regina
Switzerland, Geneva
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Rah, Jee-hyun
Switzerland, Basel
Sight and Life
Badham, Jane M.
Switzerland, Basel
Sight and Life
South Africa, Durban
Jb Consultancy
Bloem, Martin W.
Italy, Rome
World Food Program, Italy
Semba, Richard D.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 10
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S1368980011000693
e-ISSN:
14752727
Research Areas
Food Security
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative