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| Title |
Efficacy of early neonatal vitamin A supplementation in reducing mortality during infancy in Ghana, India and Tanzania: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
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| Published in |
Trials, February 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-13-22 |
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| Authors |
NEOVITA Study Author Group, Rajiv Bahl, Nita Bhandari, Brinda Dube, Karen Edmond, Wafaie Fawzi, Olivier Fontaine, Jasmine Kaur, Betty R Kirkwood, Jose Martines, Honorati Masanja, Sarmila Mazumder, Salum Msham, Sam Newton, Maureen Oleary, Julia Ruben, Caitlin Shannon, Emily Smith, Sunita Taneja, Sachiyo Yoshida |
| Abstract |
Vitamin A supplementation of 6-59 month old children is currently recommended by the World Health Organization based on evidence that it reduces mortality. There has been considerable interest in determining the benefits of neonatal vitamin A supplementation, but the results of existing trials are conflicting. A technical consultation convened by WHO pointed to the need for larger scale studies in Asia and Africa to inform global policy on the use of neonatal vitamin A supplementation. Three trials were therefore initiated in Ghana, India and Tanzania to determine if vitamin A supplementation (50,000 IU) given to neonates once orally on the day of birth or within the next two days will reduce mortality in the period from supplementation to 6 months of age compared to placebo. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 154 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| Niger | 1 | <1% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 150 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 29 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 26 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 13 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 8% |
| Other | 19 | 12% |
| Unknown | 41 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 48 | 31% |
| Social Sciences | 15 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 16 | 10% |
| Unknown | 45 | 29% |