Open AccessDietary practices and xenophthalmia in under-fives in Jimma town, Southwest Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Temesgen Getaneh,
Alemnesh Assefa,
Z Tadesse
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v77i6.46640
Subject(s) - xerophthalmia , medicine , vitamin a deficiency , environmental health , vitamin , population , cross sectional study , public health , fortification , pediatrics , retinol , food science , chemistry , nursing , pathology
To assess parent's knowledge about children's need for plant sources of vitamin A; to determine the dietary practice with regard to vitamin A intake; to estimate the prevalence of xerophthalmia and; to forward appropriate recommendations.