Is it time for South Africa to end the routine high-dose vitamin A supplementation programme?

Autor: Anna Coutsoudis, Muhammad A. Dhansay, David Sanders, C S Benn, M. E. Van Stuijvenberg

Publikováno v: Coutsoudis, A, Sanders, D, Dhansay, M A, van Stuijvenberg, M E & Benn, C S 2019, ' Is it time for South Africa to end the routine high-dose vitamin A supplementation programme? ', S A M J South African Medical Journal, vol. 109, no. 12, pp. 907-910 . https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i12.14203
SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, Volume: 109, Issue: 12, Pages: 907-910, Published: DEC 2019

In accordance with World Health Organization guidelines, South Africa (SA) introduced routine periodic high-dose vitamin A supplementation (VAS) in 2002. These guidelines were developed after research in the 1980s and 1990s showed the efficacy of VAS

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https://findresearcher.sdu.dk:8443/ws/files/162338352/12785_57736_1_PB.pdf

Red palm oil as a source of β-carotene in a school biscuit used to address vitamin A deficiency in primary school children

Autor: Carl Lombard, Muhammad A. Dhansay, Mieke Faber, A. J. S. Benadé, M. E. van Stuijvenberg, N. Vorster

Publikováno v: International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 51:s43-s50

The effect of a biscuit with red palm oil as a source of beta-carotene was compared with the effect of a biscuit with beta-carotene from a synthetic source on the vitamin A status of primary school children in a randomised controlled trial. Children

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https://doi.org/10.1080/096374800111111

South African Experience with the Use of Red Palm Oil to Improve the Vitamin A Status of Primary Schoolchildren

Autor: M. E. van Stuijvenberg, A. J. S. Benadé

Publikováno v: Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 21:212-214

A randomized, controlled, three-month trial compared the effect of biscuits containing red palm oil as a source of β-carotene and biscuits containing synthetic β-carotene on the vitamin A status of primary schoolchildren. Children consuming either

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https://doi.org/10.1177/156482650002100216

Long-term evaluation of a micronutrient-fortified biscuit used for addressing micronutrient deficiencies in primary school children

Autor: Cornelius M. Smuts, M. E. van Stuijvenberg, Muhammad A. Dhansay, VB Jogessar, Carl Lombard, A. J. S. Benadé

Publikováno v: Public health nutrition. 4(6)

Objective:To evaluate the long-term effect on micronutrient status of a β-carotene-, iron- and iodine-fortified biscuit given to primary school children as school feeding.Design:Children receiving the fortified biscuit were followed in a longitudina

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11796083

Endemic goitre in a rural community of KwaZulu-Natal

Autor: J G, Benedé, A, Oelofse, M E, van Stuijvenberg, P L, Jooste, M J, Weight, A J, Benadé

Publikováno v: South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde. 87(3)

To quantity the prevalence of goitre and iodine deficiency.Ndunakazi, a rural community of approximately 8000 people in KwaZulu-Natal.A cross-sectional community-based survey and a school-based survey.The 127 mothers and 114 children aged 6-11 years,

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9137344