Vitamin A Deficiency

Guadeloupe

Jamaica

Vitamin A

Iron

Martinique

	EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA


Clinical Vitamin A Deficiency
Most Recent Clinical VAD Survey - No Recent VAD Survey


Sub-clinical Vitamin A Deficiency
Most Recent Sub-clinical VAD Survey - National level
	Date:	1997
	Groups Surveyed:	Children ages 1-4 attending government health centers; 5-16 years old school children attending government primary and secondary schools; and pregnant women attending antenatal clinics.
	Sample Size:	1087 children.
	Sampling Method:	Household Survery of sample from each group in all parishes/regions

Estimated Prevalence of VAD: Indicator is serum retinol <10µg/dl or 10-24.99µg/dl

Region/Group	Prevalence (&)	Estimated Population Affected
Children 1-4 years old	0.7	Not Reported
Children 1-4 years old	58.1	Not Reported
Children 5-16 years old	0	Not Reported
Children 5-16 years old	18.8	Not Reported
Pregnant Women	0.3	Not Reported
Pregnant Women	33.6	Not Reported
National Total

Legislation on VAD
	Currently there is no VAD legislation in Jamaica, and there is no legislation/law about to be enacted dealing with VAD.


Government Agency to Address VAD
	Ministry of Health - The agency's function are to coordinate and monitor VAD activities.
	Contact Information: Ministry of Health, Nutrition Unit- Byron F. Hanna, Director

Supplementation
Program Description
	There is no current VAD supplementation programs.

Targeting

Not Reported

Fortification

There are no foods reported to be fortified with vitamin A..

Other Program - None reported.

Clinical and Sub-clinical VAD
	There are no clinical VAD monitoring activities.

Supplementation
	There is no monitoring of vitamin A capsules.

Fortification
	Not Reported

Donor Agencies
	Not Reported.

VAD Program Funding History and Projections
	Not Reported.

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA