Karam El-Din, M., Salem, S., El-Hussiny, S., Waheba, S. (2001). Vitamin A, Supplementation, Diarrhea, Respiratory Tract Infections, Young Children, Giza. Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 31(4), 889-902. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2001.226428
Magdy Karam El-Din; Sohair Salem; Salwa El-Hussiny; Sania Waheba. "Vitamin A, Supplementation, Diarrhea, Respiratory Tract Infections, Young Children, Giza". Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 31, 4, 2001, 889-902. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2001.226428
Karam El-Din, M., Salem, S., El-Hussiny, S., Waheba, S. (2001). 'Vitamin A, Supplementation, Diarrhea, Respiratory Tract Infections, Young Children, Giza', Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 31(4), pp. 889-902. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2001.226428
Karam El-Din, M., Salem, S., El-Hussiny, S., Waheba, S. Vitamin A, Supplementation, Diarrhea, Respiratory Tract Infections, Young Children, Giza. Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 2001; 31(4): 889-902. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2001.226428
Vitamin A, Supplementation, Diarrhea, Respiratory Tract Infections, Young Children, Giza
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.
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