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The stated frequency with which 30 Indonesian children with corneal xerophthalmia and age/sex/neighborhood matched controls ordinarily consumed vitamin- and provitamin A-rich foods was compared. Controls were more frequent consumers of eggs (p less than 0.05), fish (p less than 0.05), dark green
OBJECTIVE
To determine the relationship between infant feeding history and risk of xerophthalmia due to vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in early childhood.
METHODS
A case-control study of previously xerophthalmic and non-xerophthalmic children.
METHODS
Rural lowland region of Nepal.
METHODS
One hundred
Risk factors for xerophthalmia were assessed in 466 subjects [38% with night blindness (XN), 60% with Bitot's spots (X1B), 2% with corneal xerophthalmia (X2 or X3)] under age 6 y and their village-age-sex-matched control subjects during a community trial. Socioeconomic status and hygiene standards
Vitamin A deficiency can cause nyctalopia, hemeralopia, xerophthalmia, and even blindness. Studies have demonstrated the extent of this problem in various regions of Burkina Faso but extrapolation of these findings to other countries is difficult because of methodological problems. In the initial