Child Night Blindness and Bitot’s Spots Are Public Health Problems in Lay Armachiho District, Central Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Awareness of vitamin A deficiency and consequence among children aged 24-59 months in Lay Armachiho District, Central Gondar Zone, northwest Ethiopia, 2019.

Variables		Frequency	Percent (%)
Vitamin A deficiency education in the last two weeks	Yes	96	9.6
	No	911	90.5
Having information on vitamin A nutrient	Yes	55	5.5
	No	952	95.5
Knowing the source of vitamin A	Animal only	25	1.49
	Plant only	17	1.29
	Both animal and plant	13	2.08
Cause of night blindness	Microorganisms	73	7.2
	Vitamin A deficiency	35	3.6
	Anemia	70	7.0
Night blindness is preventable	Yes	181	18.0
	No	826	82.0