Vitamin A supplementation and child morbidity and mortality in developing countries

George H. Beaton; Reynaldo Martorell; Kristan A. Aronson; Barry Edmonston; George McCabe; A. Catharine Ross; Bart Harvey

doi:10.1177/156482659401500414

Vitamin A supplementation and child morbidity and mortality in developing countries

George H. Beaton
, Reynaldo Martorell
, Kristan A. Aronson
, Barry Edmonston
, George McCabe
, A. Catharine Ross
, Bart Harvey

Nutritional Sciences

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

43 Scopus citations

Abstract

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 with at least low prevalence of clinical signs of vitamin A deficiency. The number of lives saved was greater at younger ages because of higher mortality. Information about morbidity outcomes from about two dozen studies was reviewed. No consistent effects on frequency or prevalence of diarrhoeal and respiratory infections were found. Improvement in vitamin A status did appear to reduce severe morbidity, particularly in children with measles. -from Authors

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	282-289
Number of pages	8
Journal	Food & Nutrition Bulletin
Volume	15
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/156482659401500414
State	Published - 1994

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Food Science
Geography, Planning and Development
Nutrition and Dietetics

Access to Document

10.1177/156482659401500414

Cite this

@article{82a6dc0d1fb34b7b99a342725f52fbbe,

title = "Vitamin A supplementation and child morbidity and mortality in developing countries",

abstract = "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 with at least low prevalence of clinical signs of vitamin A deficiency. The number of lives saved was greater at younger ages because of higher mortality. Information about morbidity outcomes from about two dozen studies was reviewed. No consistent effects on frequency or prevalence of diarrhoeal and respiratory infections were found. Improvement in vitamin A status did appear to reduce severe morbidity, particularly in children with measles. -from Authors",

author = "Beaton, \{George H.\} and Reynaldo Martorell and Aronson, \{Kristan A.\} and Barry Edmonston and George McCabe and Ross, \{A. Catharine\} and Bart Harvey",

year = "1994",

doi = "10.1177/156482659401500414",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "15",

pages = "282--289",

journal = "Food \& Nutrition Bulletin",

issn = "0379-5721",

publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Vitamin A supplementation and child morbidity and mortality in developing countries

AU - Beaton, George H.

AU - Martorell, Reynaldo

AU - Aronson, Kristan A.

AU - Edmonston, Barry

AU - McCabe, George

AU - Ross, A. Catharine

AU - Harvey, Bart

PY - 1994

Y1 - 1994

N2 - 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 with at least low prevalence of clinical signs of vitamin A deficiency. The number of lives saved was greater at younger ages because of higher mortality. Information about morbidity outcomes from about two dozen studies was reviewed. No consistent effects on frequency or prevalence of diarrhoeal and respiratory infections were found. Improvement in vitamin A status did appear to reduce severe morbidity, particularly in children with measles. -from Authors

AB - 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 with at least low prevalence of clinical signs of vitamin A deficiency. The number of lives saved was greater at younger ages because of higher mortality. Information about morbidity outcomes from about two dozen studies was reviewed. No consistent effects on frequency or prevalence of diarrhoeal and respiratory infections were found. Improvement in vitamin A status did appear to reduce severe morbidity, particularly in children with measles. -from Authors

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0028683034

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0028683034#tab=citedBy

U2 - 10.1177/156482659401500414

DO - 10.1177/156482659401500414

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:0028683034

SN - 0379-5721

VL - 15

SP - 282

EP - 289

JO - Food & Nutrition Bulletin

JF - Food & Nutrition Bulletin

IS - 4

ER -

Vitamin A supplementation and child morbidity and mortality in developing countries

Abstract

UN SDGs

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this