STATUS AND VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN KAZAKHSTAN
Abstract
Vitamin A status and vitamin A deţciency (VAD) among reproductive age women and children aged 6-59 months are studied at the national representative level. Normal levels of vitamin A in blood had 41.4% and borderline level - 35.4% of children.
Keywords:
status of vitamin A, vitamin A deţciency, women of reproductive age and children under ţve years of age.References
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