Association of vitamin A deficiency with early childhood stunting in Uganda: A population-based cross-sectional study
Ssentongo P, Ba D, Ssentongo A, Fronterre C, Whalen A, Yang Y, Ericson J, Chinchilli V. Association of vitamin A deficiency with early childhood stunting in Uganda: A population-based cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0233615. PMID: 32470055, PMCID: PMC7259702, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesGrowth DisordersHumansInfantOdds RatioPrevalenceThinnessUgandaVitamin A DeficiencyWasting SyndromeConceptsAssociation of vitaminPrevalence of VADChildhood protein-energy malnutritionEffective preventive strategiesProtein-energy malnutritionPotential confoundersEpidemiologic linkHigh prevalenceHealth SurveyPreventive strategiesHigher oddsLinear mixed-effects modelsUnderweightVADMixed-effects modelsCross-sectional data