Vitamin A, Supplementation, Diarrhea, Respiratory Tract Infections, Young Children, Giza | ||||
| Journal of High Institute of Public Health | ||||
| Article 11, Volume 31, Issue 4, October 2001, Page 889-902 | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jhiph.2001.226428 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Magdy Karam El-Din1; Sohair Salem2; Salwa El-Hussiny2; Sania Waheba2 | ||||
| 1Institute of Postgraduate Childhood Studies, Ain Shams University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Department of Child Health, National Research Centre | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The aim of the paper was to improve vitamin A status in children and decrease the morbidity concerning diarrhea and respiratory tract infection by giving vitamin A orally. One hundred and eighty children constituted the subjects of the study from the health center in Badrashin, Giza. Serum vitamin A, retinol-binding protein, Zinc and immunoglobulin G, A, M, were measured at baseline, then ninety children were given 200.0001U of vitamin A orally, and after one month, serum vitamin A was measured again and children were followed up for 6 months after supplementation, to determine the influence of diarrhea and respiratory tract infection. Results of this study showed a significant increase in serum vitamin A after supplementation in the supplemented children. Also, there was a decrease in the attacks of diarrhea and respiratory tract infection in the supplemented group during the six month follow up period. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Effect of Vitamin A Supplementation on Diarrhea and Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Young Children in Giza | ||||
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