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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 8 Children under age 5 lack of vitamin A [Abstract] Objective Wuchang District, children under age 5 lack of vitamin A and its influence factors. Methods examination of children with a history, and serum vitamin A dietary survey testing. Results of subclinical disease was 6.46%, suspicious lack of risk disease rate was 23.38%, found no clinical manifestations of vitamin A deficiency. impact factors of vitamin A, the lack of parental education level, occupation, family income and the intake of carotenoids, dark-colored vegetables, eggs, liver, milk , fruit, the amount of cod liver oil, nearly 3 months if suffering from diarrhea, respiratory infections, anemia and other diseases. Conclusion interventions to improve vitamin A nutritional status of children is very necessary and effective. [Keywords:] children; vitamin A deficiency; nutrition [Abstract] Objective To know current status on children under the age of 5 with vitamin A deficiency and its influencing factors.Methods To perform physical examination for children, inquire about medical history, and implement dietary investigations and serum vitamin A testing.Results Sub- clinical prevalence rate is 6.46% and suspicious deficiency prevalence rate is 23.38%. Vitamin A deficiency with clinical manifestations is not found. The factors affecting vitamin A deficiency include parents’ educational level, occupation, family economic income and intake of carotene, dark vegetables, eggs, animal liver, milk, fruit, amount of cod liver oil, and suffering from diarrhea, respiratory infections, anemia or other diseases for the past three months.Conclusion It is very necessary and is also effective to adopt measures to improve children’s nutritional status of vitamin A. [Keywords:] child; vitamin A deficiency; nutrition Vitamin A (VitaminA, VitA) deficiency is the World Health Organization confirmed one of the world’s four major nutritional deficiency diseases. China in early 2000 when t