Objectives: Twice-yearly child health days (CHDs) have had remarkable success reaching children twice-yearly with life-saving interventions, including vitamin A supplementation (VAS). In 2012, over 80% of targeted children in Sub-Saharan Africa received VAS according to tally-she...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21079
Objectives: In the Littoral region of Cameroon, targeted awareness and social mobilization has increased coverage of vitamin A supplementation (VAS) during Child Health Days (CHDs) from 52.9%% in 2011 to 71.6% in 2012. Following this increase, coverage stagnated for the 2nd round...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21125
Objectives: Since 2002, mass campaigns have been held twice-yearly to reach children 6-59 months with vitamin A supplementation (VAS) and deworming, with coverage consistently over 80% in the majority of DR Congo's 515 health zones (HZ). However, between 2006-2010, 25 HZ achieved...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20837
Mary H. Hodges, Mohamed Turay, Fatmata Fatima Sesay, Habib Kamara, Mohamed Bah, Jusufu Paye, Heather Katcher & Jessica Blankenship·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Evidence-based programs to reduce child mortality and morbidity such as twice-yearly vitamin A supplementation (VAS) and mass drug administration (MDA) for neglected tropical diseases require real-time coverage data to ensure that all populations are reached with equi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20847
Objectives: Since 2007, distribution of vitamin A supplementation (VAS) and deworming has been integrated with polio vaccination through twice-yearly National Immunization Days (NIDs) in Guinea. Although reported administrative coverage for VAS and deworming are consistently ≥90%...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21138
Codé Thiaw, Amy Cooper, Christian Tendeng, Maguette Fall Bèye, Khadidjatou Thiam, Aboubacry Thiam, Heather Katcher & Jessica Blankenship·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: National guidelines in Senegal indicate the first dose of Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS) should be received at six months; however children usually receive their first dose at an average age of nine months through twice-yearly VAS days. To increase provision of VAS t...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21100
Christina Nyhus, Margaret Benjamin, Jeffrey Oruru, Meba Haruni, Temina Mkumbwa, Dafrosa Lyimo, Francis Modaha, Heather Katcher & Jessica Blankenship·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: The study was seeking to; 1. Obtain the age at first vitamin A dose in comparison to current practices. 2. Assess acceptability of a new 6 month contact point by caretakers and health care workers. Methods: A randomized, facility-based intervention trial was implement...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20855