Abstract
Objective: To examine the relationship between homestead food production and night blindness among pre-school children in rural Bangladesh in the presence of a national vitamin A supplementation programme. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: A population-based sample of six rural divisions of Bangladesh assessed in the Bangladesh Nutrition Surveillance Project 2001-2005. Subjects: A total of 158 898 children aged 12-59 months. Results: The prevalence rates of night blindness in children among those who did and did not receive vitamin A capsules in the last 6 months were 0·07 % and 0·13 %, respectively. Given the known effect of vitamin A supplementation on night blindness, the analysis was stratified by children's receipt of vitamin A capsules in the last 6 months. Among children who did not receive vitamin A capsules in the last 6 months, the lack of a home garden was associated with increased odds of night blindness (OR = 3·16, 95 % CI 1·76, 5·68; P = 0·0001). Among children who received vitamin A capsules in the last 6 months, the lack of a home garden was not associated with night blindness (OR = 1·28, 95 % CI 0·71, 2·31; P = 0·4). Conclusions: Homestead food production confers a protective effect against night blindness among pre-school children who missed vitamin A supplementation in rural Bangladesh.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1627-1631 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Public Health Nutrition |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2011 |
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Keywords
- Bangladesh
- Home garden
- Night blindness
- Vitamin A
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Relationship of homestead food production with night blindness among children below 5 years of age in Bangladesh. / Campbell, Ashley; Akhter, Nasima; Sun, Kai; De Pee, Saskia; Kraemer, Klaus; Moench-Pfanner, Regina; Rah, Jee H.; Badham, Jane; Bloem, Martin; Semba, Richard David.
In: Public Health Nutrition, Vol. 14, No. 9, 09.2011, p. 1627-1631.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Relationship of homestead food production with night blindness among children below 5 years of age in Bangladesh
AU - Campbell, Ashley
AU - Akhter, Nasima
AU - Sun, Kai
AU - De Pee, Saskia
AU - Kraemer, Klaus
AU - Moench-Pfanner, Regina
AU - Rah, Jee H.
AU - Badham, Jane
AU - Bloem, Martin
AU - Semba, Richard David
PY - 2011/9
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N2 - Objective: To examine the relationship between homestead food production and night blindness among pre-school children in rural Bangladesh in the presence of a national vitamin A supplementation programme. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: A population-based sample of six rural divisions of Bangladesh assessed in the Bangladesh Nutrition Surveillance Project 2001-2005. Subjects: A total of 158 898 children aged 12-59 months. Results: The prevalence rates of night blindness in children among those who did and did not receive vitamin A capsules in the last 6 months were 0·07 % and 0·13 %, respectively. Given the known effect of vitamin A supplementation on night blindness, the analysis was stratified by children's receipt of vitamin A capsules in the last 6 months. Among children who did not receive vitamin A capsules in the last 6 months, the lack of a home garden was associated with increased odds of night blindness (OR = 3·16, 95 % CI 1·76, 5·68; P = 0·0001). Among children who received vitamin A capsules in the last 6 months, the lack of a home garden was not associated with night blindness (OR = 1·28, 95 % CI 0·71, 2·31; P = 0·4). Conclusions: Homestead food production confers a protective effect against night blindness among pre-school children who missed vitamin A supplementation in rural Bangladesh.
AB - Objective: To examine the relationship between homestead food production and night blindness among pre-school children in rural Bangladesh in the presence of a national vitamin A supplementation programme. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: A population-based sample of six rural divisions of Bangladesh assessed in the Bangladesh Nutrition Surveillance Project 2001-2005. Subjects: A total of 158 898 children aged 12-59 months. Results: The prevalence rates of night blindness in children among those who did and did not receive vitamin A capsules in the last 6 months were 0·07 % and 0·13 %, respectively. Given the known effect of vitamin A supplementation on night blindness, the analysis was stratified by children's receipt of vitamin A capsules in the last 6 months. Among children who did not receive vitamin A capsules in the last 6 months, the lack of a home garden was associated with increased odds of night blindness (OR = 3·16, 95 % CI 1·76, 5·68; P = 0·0001). Among children who received vitamin A capsules in the last 6 months, the lack of a home garden was not associated with night blindness (OR = 1·28, 95 % CI 0·71, 2·31; P = 0·4). Conclusions: Homestead food production confers a protective effect against night blindness among pre-school children who missed vitamin A supplementation in rural Bangladesh.
KW - Bangladesh
KW - Home garden
KW - Night blindness
KW - Vitamin A
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