Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews · Acute Respiratory Infections

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Incidence of pneumonia Defined as patient admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of pneumonia Dose: 2 g per day · children aged 2 months to 59 months

Zinc supplementation may leads to lower pneumonia incidence compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Zinc supplementation for the prevention of pneumonia in children aged 2 months to 59 months 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.87 [0.81, 0.94]
6 studies · 5193 participants
Low

Pneumonia prevalence · children aged 2 months to 59 months

Zinc supplementation may leads to lower pneumonia prevalence compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Zinc supplementation for the prevention of pneumonia in children aged 2 months to 59 months 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.59 [0.35, 0.99]
1 study · 609 participants
Low