Vitamin A supplementation for the prevention of morbidity and mortality in infants six months of age or less

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Gogia, Siddhartha ^a   Sachdev, Harshpal S ^a  

^a SITARAM BHARTIA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; RETINOL;

ANTERIOR FONTANEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; IRRITABILITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOW DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; VOMITING;

EID: 55049121792     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007480     Document Type: Review

References (31)

1. Agoestina 1994 Agoestina T, Humphrey JH, Taylor GA, Usman A, Subardja D, Hidayat S, et al.Safety of one 52-mumol (50,000 IU) oral dose of vitamin A administered to neonates. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1994;72(6):859-68.
2. Baqui 1995 Baqui AH, de Francisco A, Arifeen SE, Siddique AK, Sack RB. Bulging fontanelle after supplementation with 25,000 IU of vitamin A in infancy using immunization contacts. Acta Paediatrica 1995;84(8):863-6.
3. Beaton 1993 Beaton GH, Martorell R, Aronson KJ, Edmonston B, McCabe G, Ross AC, et al.Effectiveness of Vitamin A supplementation in the control of young child morbidity and mortality in developing countries. ACC/SCN State of the Art Series, Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No. 13. 1993.
4. Calloway 1993 Calloway DH, Murphy SP, Beaton GH, Lein D. Estimated vitamin intakes of toddlers: predicted prevalence of inadequacy in village populations in Egypt, Kenya, and Mexico. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1993;58(3):376-84.
5. Christian 2001 Christian P, West KP Jr, Khatry SK, LeClerq SC, Kimbrough-Pradhan E, Katz J, et al.Maternal night blindness increases risk of mortality in the first 6 months of life among infants in Nepal. Journal of Nutrition 2001;131(5):1510-2.
6. Christian 2003 Christian P, West KP, Khatry SK, Leclerq SC, Pradhan EK, Katz J, et al.Effects of maternal micronutrient supplementation on fetal loss and infant mortality: a cluster-randomized trial in Nepal. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2003;78(6):1194-202.
7. Darboe 2007 Darboe MK, Thurnham DI, Morgan G, Adegbola RA, Secka O, Solon JA, et al.Effectiveness of an early supplementation scheme of high-dose vitamin A versus standard WHO protocol in Gambian mothers and infants: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2007;369(9579):2088-96.
8. Darlow 2007 Darlow BA, Graham PJ. Vitamin A supplementation to prevent mortality and short and long-term morbidity in very low birthweight infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 4. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000501.pub2]
9. de Francisco 1993 de Francisco A, Chakraborty J, Chowdhury HR, Yunus M, Baqui AH, Siddique AK, et al.Acute toxicity of vitamin A given with vaccines in infancy. Lancet 1993;342(8870):526-7.
10. FAO/WHO 1988 FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. Requirements of vitamin A, iron, folate and vitamin B12. FAO Food and Nutrition Series 1988;23:16-32.
11. Fawzi 1993 Fawzi WW, Chalmers TC, Herrera MG, Mosteller F. Vitamin A supplementation and child mortality. JAMA 1993;269(7):898-903.
12. Fawzi 2006 Fawzi WW. The benefits and concerns related to vitamin a supplementation. Journal of Infectious Diseases 2006; Vol. 193, issue 6: 756-9.
13. Glasziou 1993 Glasziou PP, Mackerras DEM. Vitamin A supplementation in infectious diseases: A meta-analysis. BMJ 1993;306(6874):366-70.
14. Humphrey 1992 Humphrey JH, West KP Jr, Sommer A. Vitamin A deficiency and attributable mortality among under-5-year-olds. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1992;70(2):225-32.
15. Intercooled Stata StataCorp. Stata Statistical Software. Release 9. College Station, TX: StataCorp LP: StataCorp, 2005.
16. IOM 2001 IOM. Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc. Washington, DC.: National Academy Press, 2001.
17. Jones 2003 Jones G, Steketee RW, Black RE, Bhutta ZA, Morris SS, Bellagio Child Survival Study Group. How many child deaths can we prevent this year?. Lancet 2003;362(9377):65-71.
18. Miller 2002 Miller M, Humphrey J, Johnson E, Marinda E, Brookmeyer R, Katz J. Why do children become vitamin A deficient?. Journal of Nutrition 2002;132(9 Suppl):2867S-80S.
19. Ramakrishnan 1999 Ramakrishnan U, Martorell R, Latham MC, Abel R. Dietary vitamin A intakes of preschool-age children in South India. Journal of Nutrition 1999;129(11):2021-7.
20. RevMan The Nordic Cochrane Centre, The Cochrane Collaboration. Review Manager (RevMan). 5.0. Copenhagen: The Nordic Cochrane Centre, The Cochrane Collaboration, 2008.
21. Ross 2002 Ross DA. Recommendations for vitamin A supplementation. Journal of Nutrition 2002;132(9 Suppl):2902S-6S.
22. Shey 2002 Shey WI, Brocklehurst P, Sterne JA. Vitamin A supplementation for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2002, Issue 3. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003648.pub2]
23. Stata StataCorp LP. StataCorp Stata Statistical Software. 9.2. College Station, TX: StataCorp LP, 2007.
24. Stephensen 2001 Stephensen CB. Vitamin A, infection, and immune function. Annual Review of Nutrition 2001;21:167-92.
25. Wallingford 1986 Wallingford JC, Underwood B A. Vitamin A deficiency in pregnancy, lactation, and the nursing child. NY: Academic Press New York, 1986.
26. West 1991 West KP Jr, Pokhrel RP, Katz J, LeClerq S, Khatry SK, Shrestha SR, et al.Efficacy of vitamin A in reducing preschool child mortality in Nepal. Lancet 1991;338(8759):67-71.
27. West 2002 West KP Jr. Extent of vitamin A deficiency among preschool children and women of reproductive age. Journal of Nutrition 2002;132(9 Suppl):2857S-66S.
28. West 2003 West KP Jr. Vitamin A deficiency disorders in children and women. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 2003;24(4 Suppl):S78-90.
29. WHO 1998 WHO/CHD Immunisation-Linked Vitamin A Supplementation Study Group. Randomised trial to assess benefits and safety of vitamin A supplementation linked to immunisation in early infancy. Lancet 1998;352(9136):1257-63.
30. Wiysonge 2005 Wiysonge CS, Shey MS, Sterne JA, Brocklehurst P. Vitamin A supplementation for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005, Issue 4. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003648.pub2]
31. Zeitlin 1992 Zeitlin MF, Megawangi R, Kramer EM, Armstrong HC. Mothers' and children's intakes of vitamin A in rural Bangladesh. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1992;56(1):136-47.