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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 54, 890-895, Copyright © 1991 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

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Vitamin A supplementation reduces measles morbidity in young African children: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial

A Coutsoudis, M Broughton and HM Coovadia
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa.

The effects of vitamin A supplementation on measles morbidity are unclear. Sixty hospitalized children aged 4-24 mo with complicated measles received a World Health Organization--(WHO) recommended dose of vitamin A or placebo. The two groups were comparable in known covariants of measles severity: weight-for-age percentiles, overcrowding, rash, total lymphocytes, and serum concentrations of zinc, albumin, prealbumin, retinol-binding protein, and vitamins A and E. Ninety percent of the patients had hyporetinemia. Integrated morbidity scores, determined by severity of condition (eg, diarrhoea, herpes, and respiratory-tract infection) were assigned on day 8 and 6 wk and 6 mo; these were reduced by 82%, 61%, and 85%, respectively, in the supplemented group, which was mainly due to reduced respiratory- tract infection. There was one death in the placebo group. At 6 wk weight gain was significant in the supplemented group. Despite the selected sample, attention to multiple covariates enhances the validity of the data obtained and supports the current WHO recommendations for vitamin A supplementation during measles.


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