Vitamin A supplementation under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Blindness gives high-dose Vitamin A to children. The dose for a child aged 9 months to less than 1 year is:

• A 50,000 IU
• B 200,000 IU
• C 1,50,000 IU
• D 100,000 IU ✓

Explanation

The national Vitamin A supplementation schedule gives 1,00,000 IU (100,000 IU) as the first dose at 9 months, then 2,00,000 IU every 6 months from 16 months to 5 years. The initial lower dose at 9 months is because excessive Vitamin A in infants under 1 year can be toxic. Vitamin A supplementation reduces all-cause childhood mortality by approximately 24% in deficient populations.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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