Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1,126 questions · 1,225 findings · 111 reviews

No studies found 235 · 19.2%GRADE not reported 260 · 21.2%Very low 207 · 16.9%Low 271 · 22.1%Moderate 177 · 14.4%High 75 · 6.1%

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

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

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

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

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

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