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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA
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Clinical Vitamin A Deficiency
Most Recent Clinical VAD Survey: The last survey, whose results are available, was performed in 1999, the national survey for health and illness. The latest survey performed was the national micronutrient study in 2001.  Its results will be available soon.
Date: 1999
Groups Surveyed: 2-5 yr olds
Sample Size: Urban - 2602, Rural - 1972
Sampling Method:
Estimated Prevalence of VAD:

Region/Group*

Province,2-5 year old children

Sample size

Population in region/group       (if available)

Prevalence in sample %

XN-urban

Prevalence in sample %

XN-rural

Urban

Rural
East Azarbayjan

127

100

 

0

0
West Azarbayjan

107

96

 

0.9

0

Ardebil

29

42

 

0

0

Isfahan

152

87

 

0.7

0

Ilam

49

28

 

0

0

Boushehr

31

39

 

3.2

0

Tehran

626

56

 

0.6

3.6

Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari

23

36

 

0

2.8

Khorasan

245

260

 

1.6

1.9

Khoozestan

181

136

 

1.7

0

Zanjan

25

43

 

0

0

Semnan

25

19

 

0

0

Sistan and Baluchistan

98

127

 

3.1

1.6

Fars

105

136

 

0

0.7

Qazvin

29

24

 

3.4

0

Qom

56

2

 

3.5

0

Kordestan

49

51

 

0

0

Kerman

72

85

 

0

1.2

Kermanshah

81

44

 

0

0

Kohkilooyeh and Boyerahmad

25

37

 

4

0

Golestan

42

62

 

0

0

Gilan

56

67

 

3.6

0

Lorestan

54

60

 

1.9

0

Mazandaran

73

77

 

1.4

0

Markazi

36

27

 

2.8

0

Hormozgan

61

90

 

4.9

0

Hamedan

50

74

 

0

0

Yazd

36

18

 

0

0
National Total 2602 1972   1.2 0.6
 
Sub-clinical Vitamin A Deficiency
Most Recent Sub-Clinical VAD Survey:  No national sub-clinical survey has been done.
 
     
 

POLICY AND LEGISLATION
 

Legislation on VAD
     There is VAD legislation in Iran.  It calls for vitamin A & D supplementation for children from 15 days after birth up to 2 years of age.
     The legislation has not been significantly revised.

Government Agency to Address VAD

      Nutrition Dept. of the Ministry of Health. 

    

Contact Information: Not provided
     
     

PROGRAM DATA
Supplementation
Program Description
     Vitamin A & D supplementation for children under 2 years of age is done using either vitamin A&D drops or multivitamin drops through the health facilities.  Vitamin A mega-dose capsules were distributed in 6 provinces (Sistan, Baluchistan, Khorasan, Kordestan, Ilam, Kerman and Hormozganalong) with the national polio immunization days in 1998.
     In 1999, this project was carried out in 4 provinces of  Sistan & Baluchistan, Khorasan, Kerman and Hormozgan.
     In 2002, during the national polio immunization days, supplementation was provided for 6-59 months old children in Hormozgan and Zabol.
     Vitamin A mega-doses has been provided for women 8 weeks after delivery in Sistan & Baluchistan province since 1999.
     Vitamin A mega-doses were given to 6-59 months old children in Kohkilooyeh and Beyerahmad provinces in 2002 in the routine health programs.
     Vitamin A mega-doses were given to 6-59 months old children in the area under the supervision of Zahedan medical university in 2002 in the routine health programs.
Targeting

    

Children: 1.5 million
Capsule Information

    

200,000 IU.
Implementation

Region/Group

Estimated # of people supplemented, number of times/year

Provincial level, below 2 years of age children

1.5 million

For pregnant women 8 weeks after delivery in one province

???

Sistan & Baluchistan, Khorasan, Kordestan, Ilam, Kerman and Hormozgan

 

952,000(850,000 capsules 100,000IU and 102,000 capsules 200,000 IU) - 1999

Sistan & Baluchistan, Khorasan, Kerman and Hormozgan

 

700,000 (200,000 IU capsules) - 1999

Homozgan and Zabol

240,000  - 2002

 
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Vitamin A Supply

Vitamin A Supply (for target year)

Source

Supplementation: Capsules

No. & Value of Capsules (000)

 

200,000 IU

100,000 IU

50,000 IU

10,000 IU

 

No.

$

No.

$

No.

$

No.

$

Imported into country

2 million

 

450000

 

 

 

 

 

Locally produced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Fortification   There are no current programs to fortify food
 
Other Programs  There are no other programs to control vitamin A.
     
     
 
MONITORING
 

Clinical and Sub-clinical VAD
     Not reported.
 
Supplementation
     Not reported.
Fortification
     There is no fortification to monitor.
     
     
PROGRAM RESOURCES
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Not reported