All‐cause mortality · otherwise healthy children aged 6 months to 12 years of age
Zinc supplementation showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with no zinc supplementation (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality due to all‐cause diarrhea · otherwise healthy children aged 6 months to 12 years of age
Zinc supplementation showed no clear difference in mortality due to all‐cause diarrhea compared with no zinc supplementation (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality due to LRTI · otherwise healthy children aged 6 months to 12 years of age
Zinc supplementation showed no clear difference in mortality due to LRTI compared with no zinc supplementation (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality due to malaria · otherwise healthy children aged 6 months to 12 years of age
Zinc supplementation showed no clear difference in mortality due to malaria compared with no zinc supplementation (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Diarrhea · otherwise healthy children aged 6 months to 12 years of age
Zinc supplementation probably leads to lower incidence of all‐cause diarrhea compared with no zinc supplementation (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of LRTI · otherwise healthy children aged 6 months to 12 years of age
Zinc supplementation showed no clear difference in incidence of LRTI compared with no zinc supplementation (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Height (cm) · otherwise healthy children aged 6 months to 12 years of age
1 finding from 1 review
Participants with ≥ 1 vomiting episode · otherwise healthy children aged 6 months to 12 years of age
Zinc supplementation leads to higher participants with ≥ 1 vomiting episode compared with no zinc supplementation (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Diet quality · children aged six months to six years
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes diet quality (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Fruit consumption · children aged six months to six years
The intervention showed no clear difference in fruit consumption (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Vegetable consumption · children aged six months to six years
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes vegetable consumption (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Non‐core foods (i.e. less healthy or discretionary) consumption · children aged six months to six years
The intervention showed no clear difference in non‐core foods (i.e. less healthy or discretionary) consumption (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Cost‐effectiveness · children aged six months to six years
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Adverse consequences · children aged six months to six years
1 finding from 1 review
Mean weight‐for‐age z‐score · and
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Mean height‐for‐age z‐score · and
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Health Service Utilisation · and
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Mean weight‐for‐age z‐score · and
1 finding from 1 review
Mean height‐for‐age z‐score · and
1 finding from 1 review
Health Service Utilisation · and
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found