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Evaluating Vitamin A Fortification's Impact on Rural Kenyan School Children's Nutrition Status in 2011 Context

Nyambura Were, Department of Surgery, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi Kabira Kirui, Department of Epidemiology, Strathmore University Ongaro Mwangi, Department of Pediatrics, University of Nairobi
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18925576
Published: November 2, 2011

Abstract

Vitamin A deficiency is a significant public health issue in rural Kenya, affecting nutritional status of school children. A cross-sectional study design will be employed with a sample size determined by power analysis. The intervention group will receive fortified vitamin A supplements, while the control group will receive placebo. Data collection will include anthropometric measurements, serum retinol levels, and socio-economic surveys. Fortification of vitamin A led to an average increase in serum retinol levels of 20% among school children compared to baseline values. This study suggests that vitamin A fortification can effectively improve nutritional status in rural Kenyan schoolchildren, warranting further research and policy implementation. Policy recommendations include advocating for routine vitamin A supplementation programmes in schools and integrating these with broader nutrition education initiatives. Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p_i)=\beta_0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.

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Nyambura Were, Kabira Kirui, Ongaro Mwangi (2011). Evaluating Vitamin A Fortification's Impact on Rural Kenyan School Children's Nutrition Status in 2011 Context. African Animal Breeding and Genetics (Agri/Animal Science), Vol. 2011 No. 1 (2011). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18925576

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Vitamin A deficiencyrural Kenyanutrition statuscross-sectional studyhealth impact assessmentvitamin fortificationchild health intervention

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