Cassava Intake and Vitamin A Status among Women and Preschool Children in Akwa-Ibom, Nigeria

Abstract

Consumption of cassava and vitamin A intake was high among women and children in Akwa Ibom with a prevalence of vitamin A deficiency ranging from moderate in children to non-existent among women. The provitamin A biofortified cassava and other vitamin A interventions should focus dissemination in states where red palm oil is not widely consumed.