Protein energy malnutrition, vitamin A deficiency and nightblindness in Bangladesh

The occurrence of night blindness and serum vitamin A concentrations among children in rural Bangladesh were studied in relation to protei n energy malnutrition, dietary habits andintake of vitamin A capsules . In 1992, 124 night-blind children were registered in a cross-sectio nal survey in the northern part of Bangladesh, and age-, sex - and ne ighbourhood-matched controls were selected. Of these, she first repor ted night-blind child from a household (n = 105) and their controls w ere included in the analyses. Our resultsshowed that night blindness was associated with protein energy malnutrition when using the mid-up per arm circumference (MUAC) as a measure of nutritional status. The odds ratio for a confirmed diagnosis of night blindness among childre n with a MUAC