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Vitamin A coverage children 12-59 months
| Definition | Percentage of children 12-60 months receiving vitamin A 200 000 units - full coverage is 200% or two doses per child per year.
For surveys this indicator is usually given as the percentage of children who received Vitamin A supplements in the preceding 6 months. |
| Reference | District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health. |
| Details | Minimum data set |
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Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> Nutrition [Related Resources]
| EC | FS | GP | KZN | LP | MP | NC | NW | WC | ZA |
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| Vitamin A coverage children 12-59 months [Definition] |
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| 2002 | 15.6 | 29.5 | - | - | - | - | 18.4 | 8.5 | - | [1] 9.8 |
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| 2003 | 20.9 | 47.3 | - | - | 16.8 | 39.2 | 38.6 | 14.2 | - | [2] 25.0 |
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| 2003 SADHS | 57.7 | 45.8 | 32.3 | 42.3 | 44.6 | 46.6 | 49.4 | 30.2 | 29.6 | [3] 39.4 |
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| 2004 | 61.7 | 26.8 | 7.1 | 41.3 | 33.5 | 39.8 | 33.0 | 34.9 | - | [4] 30.9 |
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| 2006 DHIS | 17.2 | 36.1 | 30.1 | 24.3 | 22.7 | 23.7 | 32.4 | 21.7 | 10.2 | [5] 23.4 |
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| EC: Eastern Cape FS: Free State GP: Gauteng KZN: KwaZulu-Natal LP: Limpopo MP: Mpumalanga NC: Northern Cape NW: North West WC: Western Cape ZA: South Africa |
Notes and References
- DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
Local copy: -
Data extracted June 2004.
- DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
Local copy: -
Data extracted June 2004.
- SADHS 2003: Department of Health, Medical Research Council, OrcMacro. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2007. http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/misc/sadhs-f.html
Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_2003_full.pdf
Percentage of children 6-59 months of age reported to have received vitamin A supplements in the 6 months preceding the survey.
- DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
Local copy: -
Data extracted May 2005.
- DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
Local copy: -
Data extracted July 2007.
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