TURAKI ZIK KALIK2023-09-212023-09-212007-09-26https://teras.ng/api/asset/document/87c90322-d8cd-4438-8d27-3766ea5ac26bhttps://teras.ng/catalog-item/574da52e-2d8e-4362-817c-283ac67ba6fahttp://dspace.teras-network.net:4000/handle/123456789/15399The beginning of the 20th century witnessed the epidemic of nutritional rickets among children in many countries of Asia, North America, Northern Europe and Africa. It was observed that a low dietary intake of calcium among rural children is a major contributor to rickets disease. Nutritional rickets remain a problem in many countries of the world despite a decline in the prevalence of the condition in many developed countries. Prevalence of rickets remain high in Nigeria among infants and young children and it appears to be a consequence of calcium malnutrition. In Nigeria, 2.4% of households have been reported to have children with rickets, while the prevalence of the bone disorder has been reported to be as high as 14.9% especially central NigeriaResearch Theses