en public specific orginal article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Although the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in Cameroon has dropped slightly in recent years, the prevalence remains high in some areas and is considered a significant public health problem in Cameroon. Nevertheless, vitamin A supplementation (VAS) among children is the best way to tackle this problem. The study aims to determine the consumption and determinants of VAS among children aged 6-59 months in Cameroon. <b>Methods:</b> This study was a community-based cross-sectional study <a name="_Hlk140447258">conducted using a validated questionnaire from February 2023 to June 2023 in Buea and Kumba health Districts. Multistage sampling was used to select </a>caregiver-child pair from districts implementing routine VAS program.<b> Results: </b>A total of 407 mothers/caregivers were recruited for this study. The proportion of VAS was 68.8%, 63.4% had adequate knowledge and 64.9% had good attitude towards VAS. Almost all the participants faced no challenges in accessing VAS services. The factors associated with VAS were <a name="_Hlk140288221">the time taken (<i>P</i>=0.001), the means of transportation (<i>P</i>=0.037), access to the health facility (<i>P</i>=0.032), child schooling (<i>P</i>=0.006), knowledge on VAS (<i>P</i>= 0.024) and educational level of the caregivers </a>(<i>P</i>=0.020). <b>Conclusion:</b> The VAS coverage was 68.8% below the amount recommended by WHO which is 80-90% coverage. Also, the factors associated with VAS included time taken, the means of transportation, access to the health facility, knowledge of the caregivers on VAS, child schooling, and the education level of the caregiver</span></span></span></div> Children 6-59 months,Vitamin A deficiency, Vitamin A supplementation. 55 65 http://jnfs.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1248-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Ayuk Betrand Tambe ayuk.betrand@yahoo.com 0000-0002-5023-4273 Yes Department of Public Health and Hygiene, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, South West Region, Cameroon Tanyi Ebot-Bessong Mbeng 0009-0001- 8989-3567 No Department of Public Health and Hygiene, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, South West Region, Cameroon Watching Djakissam 0009-0001-4407-8016 No Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, South West Region, Cameroon Julie Nchung Ashu 0000-0002-8380-8245 No Department of Public Health and Hygiene, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, South West Region, Cameroon Divine Enoru Eyongeta 0009-0001-3963-2430 No Department of Surgery and Specialties, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, South West Region, Cameroon. Xikombiso G. Mbhenyane 0000-0003-0408- 9586 No Division Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa