| Autor: |
A, Sommer, I, Tarwotjo, E, Djunaedi, K P, West, A A, Loeden, R, Tilden, L, Mele |
| Rok vydání: |
1986 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Lancet (London, England). 1(8491) |
| ISSN: |
0140-6736 |
| Popis: |
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 preschool children were examined at baseline and again 11 to 13 months later. Capsules containing 200 000 IU vitamin A were distributed to preschool children aged over 1 year by local volunteers 1 to 3 months after baseline enumeration and again 6 months later. Among children aged 12-71 months at baseline, mortality in control villages (75/10 231, 7.3 per 1000) was 49% greater than in those where supplements were given (53/10 919, 4.9 per 1000) (p less than 0.05). The impact of vitamin A supplementation seemed to be greater in boys than in girls. These results support earlier observations linking mild vitamin A deficiency to increased mortality and suggest that supplements given to vitamin A deficient populations may decrease mortality by as much as 34%. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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