INTRODUCTION
One of the major causes of Blindness among children under 5
years of age is Vitamin A Deficiency
Early detection and treatment with Vitamin A supplementation is
essential.OBJECTIVES
1) Teo assess the prevalance of Vitamin A Deficiency
among children aged 3 to 5 years in Neelambur
2) To assess awareness regarding Vitamin A Deficiency among the
mothers of these children m NeelamburREVIEW OF LITERATURE
An ICMR Study has shown that mean prevalance of
Vitamin A Deficiency among pre schoo! children is about
16 % all through the country
The nation wide survey of blindness conducted during
1986 to 1989 which included the prevalance of Vitamin A
Deficiency in under 6 children showed a prevalance of
6.01 % ( Park .K 1998) and in Tamil Nadu, the
Prevalence rate is 3.6%
Present prevalance of night blind ness in India is more than
1% (C3SM) - O.P. GHAT