Effect of vitamin A supplementation on diarrhoea and acute lower-respiratory-tract infections in young children in Brazil

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 344; no. 8917; pp. 228 - 231
• Main Authors: Barreto, M.L, Farenzena, G.G, Fiaccone, R.L, Santos, L.M.P, Assis, A.M.O, Araújo, M.P.N, Santos, P.A.B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier Ltd 23.07.1994; Lancet; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Biological and medical sciences; Brazil - epidemiology; Child, Preschool; Children & youth; Diarrhea; Diarrhea - epidemiology; Diarrhea - prevention & control; Diarrhea, Infantile - epidemiology; Diarrhea, Infantile - prevention & control; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Medical research; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous; Mortality; Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects); Respiratory diseases; Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology; Respiratory Tract Infections - prevention & control; Vitamin A; Vitamin A - administration & dosage; South America; Brazil; America; Human; Pneumonia; Respiratory disease; Treatment efficiency; Diarrhea; Supplemented diet; Statistical study; Retinol; Infection; Prevention; Treatment; Digestive diseases; Child

Summary A beneficial effect of periodic vitamin A supplementation on childhood mortality has been demonstrated, but the effect on morbidity is less clear. We investigated the effect of vitamin A supplementation on diarrhoea and acute lower-respiratory-tract infections (ALRI) in children from northea...