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Table 3 Vitamin A supplementation coverage (at least one dose/child/year) and full VAS coverage (two doses/child/year) by SC concentration quintile, India 2006–2011

From: Vitamin A supplementation programmes are missing children from scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. New evidence from India

  

SC concentration quintile

Year

Lowest

Lower

Middle

Higher

Highest

VAS coverage

2006

67.7

63.2

53.9

53.8

61.4

2007

94.5

83.7

73.1

69.5

69.7

2008

101.2

96.6

81.5

87.3

89.9

2009

102.4

94.6

91.4

95.9

94.6

2010

99.4

95.6

86.0

79.2

86.8

2011

86.3

93.9

94.9

93.1

91.3

 

2006–11

91.9

88.0

80.1

79.7

82.2

Full VAS coverage

2006

52.0

49.0

40.5

34.8

47.0

2007

56.2

28.7

42.8

44.5

37.3

2008

63.9

73.9

47.9

51.5

65.4

2009

77.1

78.6

78.2

83.3

62.6

2010

73.1

38.7

44.8

34.3

33.9

2011

67.6

74.0

74.1

70.6

50.4

 

2006–11

64.9

57.2

54.8

53.1

49.3

  1. Note: Coverage figures are indicated as percentages