Effect of postpartum maternal or neonatal vitamin A supplementation on infant mortality among infants born to HIV-negative mothers in Zimbabwe

Background: Young infants are at risk of vitamin A deficiency. Supplementation of breastfeeding mothers improves the vitamin A status of their infants, but there are no data regarding its effect on infant mortality, and data on the effect of directly supplementing infants during the first few weeks...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of clinical nutrition 2005-02, Vol.81 (2), p.454-460
Hauptverfasser:	Malaba, L.C, Iliff, P.J, Nathoo, K.J, Marinda, E, Moulton, L.H, Zijenah, L.S, Zvandasara, P, Ward, B.J, Humphrey, J.H
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Adult Babies beta-carotene Biological and medical sciences Breastfeeding & lactation Diet Dietary Supplements Double-Blind Method Female Follow-Up Studies HIV Seronegativity Human viral diseases Humans Infant infant feeding Infant Mortality Infant Nutrition Disorders - mortality Infant, Newborn Infections - mortality Infectious diseases Male maternal nutrition Medical sciences Milk, Human - chemistry Mortality mothers neonatal mortality neonates nutritional adequacy Nutritional Status Postpartum Period Viral diseases Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids Vitamin A Vitamin A - administration & dosage Vitamin A - analysis Vitamin A - blood Vitamin A - metabolism Vitamin A Deficiency - complications Vitamin A Deficiency - mortality Vitamin A Deficiency - prevention & control vitamin supplements Zimbabwe - epidemiology
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