Vitamin A supplementation and child survival

MG Herrera, P Nestel, L Weld, A El Amin, KA Mohamed… - The Lancet, 1992 - Elsevier
Previous studies of the effect of 6-monthly vitamin A supplementation on child mortality have
given conflicting results. In other trials, more frequent doses of vitamin A have significantly …

Impact of vitamin A supplementation on childhood mortality: a randomised controlled community trial

A Sommer, E Djunaedi, AA Loeden, I Tarwotjo… - The Lancet, 1986 - Elsevier
Abstract 450 villages in northern Sumatra were randomly assigned to either participate in a
vitamin A supplementation scheme (n= 229) or serve for 1 year as a control (n= 221). 25 939 …

Effect of massive dose vitamin A on morbidity and mortality in Indian children

K Vijayaraghavan, G Radhaiah, BS Prakasam… - The Lancet, 1990 - Elsevier
The effect of vitamin A supplementation on preschool child morbidity and mortality was
assessed in a prospective double-blind placebo-controlled study around Hyderabad, India …

Vitamin A supplementation and increased prevalence of childhood diarrhoea and acute respiratory infections

SK Stansfield, M Pierre-Louis, A Augustin, G Lerebours - The Lancet, 1993 - Elsevier
There is uncertainty over whether vitamin A supplementation reduces morbidity among
children with subclinical deficiency of the vitamin. Hence a double-blind, placebo-controlled …

Efficacy of vitamin A in reducing preschool child mortality in Nepal

KP West Jr, J Katz, SC Leclerq, EK Pradhan… - The Lancet, 1991 - Elsevier
Community trials of the efficacy of vitamin A supplementation in reducing preschool
childhood mortality have produced conflicting results. To resolve the question, a …

Vitamin A supplementation in northern Ghana: effects on clinic attendances, hospital admissions, and child mortality

DA Ross, N Dollimore, PG Smith, BR Kirkwood… - The Lancet, 1993 - Elsevier
Although most studies on the effect of vitamin A supplementation have reported reductions
in childhood mortality, the effects on morbidity are less clear. We have carried out two …

Vitamin A deficiency and attributable mortality among under-5-year-olds.

JH Humphrey, KP West Jr… - Bulletin of the World Health …, 1992 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Reported are estimates of the prevalence in developing countries of physiologically
significant vitamin A deficiency and the number of attributable deaths. The WHO …

Vitamin A supplementation and child morbidity and mortality in developing countries

GH Beaton, R Martorell, KA Aronson… - Food and nutrition …, 1994 - journals.sagepub.com
A meta-analysis of eight mortality trials indicates that improving the vitamin A status of
children aged six months to five years reduced mortality rates by about 23% in populations …

Childhood mortality after a high dose of vitamin A in a high risk population.

NM Daulaire, ES Starbuck, RM Houston… - British medical …, 1992 - bmj.com
OBJECTIVES--To determine whether a single high dose of vitamin A given to all children in
communities with high mortality and malnutrition could affect mortality and to assess whether …

Vitamin A supplementation and child mortality: a meta-analysis

WW Fawzi, TC Chalmers, MG Herrera, F Mosteller - Jama, 1993 - jamanetwork.com
Objective.—A two-part meta-analysis of studies examining the relationship of vitamin A
supplementation and child mortality. Data Sources.—We identified studies by searching the …