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31 questions · 31 findings · 5 reviews · Acute Respiratory Infections

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No studies found 8 · 25.8%GRADE not reported 1 · 3.2%Very low 6 · 19.4%Low 3 · 9.7%Moderate 13 · 41.9%High 0 · 0%

Intervention not reported

Serum retinol (2 weeks post‐intervention) (mean X (µg/dL) ± standard error SE) · children with measles infection and no clinically demonstrable vitamin A deficiency

1 finding from 1 review

Routine vitamin A supplementation for the prevention of blindness due to measles infection in children 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 155 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Serum retinol (6 weeks post‐intervention) (mean X (µg/dL) ± standard error SE) · children with measles infection and no clinically demonstrable vitamin A deficiency

1 finding from 1 review

Routine vitamin A supplementation for the prevention of blindness due to measles infection in children 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 39 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Serum retinol (mean change 1 week post‐intervention) (mean X (µg/dL) ± standard error SE) · children with measles infection and no clinically demonstrable vitamin A deficiency

1 finding from 1 review

Routine vitamin A supplementation for the prevention of blindness due to measles infection in children 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 17 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Weight gain 6 weeks post‐intervention (mean X (kg) ± standard error SE) · children with measles infection and no clinically demonstrable vitamin A deficiency

1 finding from 1 review

Routine vitamin A supplementation for the prevention of blindness due to measles infection in children 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 48 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Weight gain 6 months post‐intervention (mean X (kg) ± standard error SE) · children with measles infection and no clinically demonstrable vitamin A deficiency

1 finding from 1 review

Routine vitamin A supplementation for the prevention of blindness due to measles infection in children 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 36 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Mortality · children with measles

The intervention showed no clear difference in mortality (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin A for treating measles in children 2005 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.7 [0.42, 1.15]
8 studies · 2574 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Pneumonia‐specific mortality · children with measles

The intervention showed no clear difference in pneumonia‐specific mortality (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin A for treating measles in children 2005 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.57 [0.24, 1.37]
4 studies · 723 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Duration of pneumonia · children with measles

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin A for treating measles in children 2005 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 249 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Duration of diarrhea in days · children with measles

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin A for treating measles in children 2005 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 249 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Hospital stay in days · children with measles

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin A for treating measles in children 2005 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 278 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Duration of fever in days · children with measles

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin A for treating measles in children 2005 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 149 participants
Moderate