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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Interrelationship between diarrhea and vitamin A deficiency: Is vitamin a deficiency a risk factor for diarrhea?
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, Volume 11, No. 5, Year 1992
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Description
A cross-sectional study, a follow-up study and an evaluation of impact of community-based distribution of vitamin A capsules (200 000 IU) were conducted in Omdurman (Sudan) between November, 1988, and March, 1989. In the cross-sectional survey 1441 children less than 5 years of age participated, which established the baseline values for plasma retinol-binding protein. During the follow-up period 290 cases of diarrhea occurred. Low concentrations of plasma retinol-binding protein (less than 1.85 mg/dl) proved to be a risk factor for diarrhea, especially in girls. The relative risk increased after the second year of life. Children who received vitamin A supplementation before commencement of the study had a lower incidence of diarrhea. The protective effect of vitamin A supplementation was greater in girls (relative risk, 0.297; 95% confidence interval, 0.240 to 0.368) than in boys (relative risk, 0.404; 95% confidence interval, 0.352 to 0.464). © 1992 Williams and Wilkins.
Authors & Co-Authors
El-Bushra, Hassan E.
Sudan, Khartoum
Khartoum University
Ash, Lawrence R.
United States, Los Angeles
Departments of Epidemiology
Coulson, Anne H.
United States, Los Angeles
Departments of Epidemiology
Neumann, Charlotte G.
United States, Los Angeles
Ucla Fielding School of Public Health
Statistics
Citations: 22
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/00006454-199205000-00008
ISSN:
08913668
e-ISSN:
15320987
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Sudan
Participants Gender
Male
Female