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Experiences With Vitamin A In Copperbelt Province, Zambia, Topacio Ortiz
Experiences With Vitamin A In Copperbelt Province, Zambia, Topacio Ortiz
College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is one of the most common micronutrient deficiencies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Zambians face high VAD rates, despite a mandate for fortified sugar and crops. Limited data have been collected from the most vulnerable segments of Zambia’s population; hence this study was designed as an initiatory study for future research to be conducted with primary school children and pregnant women in Zambian communities.
Once IRB approvals were obtained from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and the Copperbelt University School of Medicine, data were collected in Zambia’s Copperbelt Province, in the cities of Ndola and Luanshya, during May …