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Given the known effect of vitamin A supplementation on night blindness, the analysis was stratified by children's receipt of vitamin A capsules in the last 6 months. Among children who did not receive vitamin A capsules in the last 6 months, the lack of a home garden was associated with increased odds of night blindness (OR = 3\u00b716, 95 % CI 1\u00b776, 5\u00b768; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0\u00b70001). Among children who received vitamin A capsules in the last 6 months, the lack of a home garden was not associated with night blindness (OR = 1\u00b728, 95 % CI 0\u00b771, 2\u00b731; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0\u00b74).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980011000693_abs6\" sec-type=\"conclusion\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Homestead food production confers a protective effect against night blindness among pre-school children who missed vitamin A supplementation in rural Bangladesh.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1017\/s1368980011000693","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,5,4]],"date-time":"2011-05-04T08:40:01Z","timestamp":1304498401000},"page":"1627-1631","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Relationship of homestead food production with night blindness among children below 5 years of age in Bangladesh"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Ashley 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