Vitamin A and Zinc: Prevention of Pneumonia (VAZPOP) Study

Summary

Children with malnutrition are often low in some nutrients, like zinc or vitamin A, that could help them fight off infections like pneumonia. Our study was designed to see if children who got supplements of zinc or vitamin A had fewer infections.

Timeline

Start

2000-01

Primary completion

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Completion

2004-06

Publications

• Imdad A, Rogner J, Sherwani RN, Sidhu J, Regan A, Haykal MR, Tsistinas O, Smith A, Chan XHS, Mayo-Wilson E, Bhutta ZA. Zinc supplementation for preventing mortality, morbidity, and growth failure in children aged 6 months to 12 years. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Mar 30;3(3):CD009384. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009384.pub3.

Drugs

Indications