Mairo Mu’azu

Determinants of Vitamin A Uptake in Nigeria: The Role of Contextual Factors

Tukur Dahiru, Khadija Hamza Liman, Suleiman Sa’id Bashir, Nura Mohammad Suleiman, Zara Zambuk, Mairo Mu’azu, John-Camillus Igboanusi, Ruth Oguntunde, Muhammad Bello Garba & Umar Mohammed Umar · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2018

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a public health problem in many low-income countries including Nigeria. Worldwide, it can be estimated that 190 million preschool-age children are Vitamin A deficient causing 1–2 million deaths annually. In Nigeria the prevalence of VAD is 29.5% with...