Open AccessDeterminants of community-based coverage: periodic vitamin A supplementation. Aceh Study Group.
Author(s) -
Ignatius Tarwotjo,
Keith P. West,
Lisa Mele,
Sukarno Nur,
H Nendrawati,
D Kraushaar,
Robert L. Tilden
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.79.7.847
Subject(s) - receipt , status quo , environmental health , rural area , socioeconomics , vitamin , medicine , service delivery framework , geography , service (business) , gerontology , business , political science , economics , accounting , pathology , law , marketing
Factors related to preschool child receipt of vitamin A during the first year of a semi-annual vitamin A capsule delivery program were investigated in 229 villages in Aceh, Indonesia. Coverage was higher in villages which were more rural and less economically developed. Highest performance was achieved by village distributors who represented the local status quo in this rural area (farmers, or non-farmers with minimum education) rather than more upwardly mobile, highly educated residents. Household or child-level characteristics were not associated with coverage. This information may be useful for planning direct service programs in the community.