2024
DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1413617
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Vitamin A deficiency in the MENA region: a 30-year analysis (1990–2019)

Saeid Safiri,
Seyed Ehsan Mousavi,
Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi
et al.

Abstract: BackgroundVitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a common micronutrient deficiency that imposes a substantial burden worldwide. This study examined the burden of VAD from 1990 to 2019 in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region by age, sex and sociodemographic index (SDI).MethodsThe data were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2019 database. We reported the prevalence, incidence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) that were attributable to VAD for the MENA region, along with its constituent coun… Show more

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