Abstract

Vitamin A helps boost for immunity and protects the children under five years from diseases and blindness. Aim: This study aimed to assess Mothers about Knowledge and reported practices regarding prevention of effect vitamin A deficiency among children. Design: A descriptive research design was utilized in this study. Setting: This study conducted in Maternal and Child Health center Helwan Awal, Helwan district, Cairo Governorate. Sample: A convenience sample of included 400 mothers. Tool: Interview questionnaire consisted of 3 parts; mothers and child socio- demographic characteristics, mothers knowledge, mothers reported practices about vitamin A deficiency. Results: 21% of the mothers had satisfactory level of total knowledge, 38.2% of them had adequate reported practices. Conclusion: There were statistically significant positive correlation between total knowledge and reported practices regarding prevention of vitamin A deficiency among the studied mothers Recommendations: Ongoing researches were required for enhancing mothers awareness about vitamin A deficiency prevention.