Cochrane · systematic review · CD001479
Vitamin A for treating measles in children
Yang, HM, Mao, M, Wan, C · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2005 · Cochrane Library
Acute Respiratory InfectionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 6 · 100%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Comparison
Population: children with measles
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mortality | RR 0.7 [0.42, 1.15] | 8 studies · 2574 participants | Moderate Downgraded: indirectness |
Pneumonia‐specific mortality | RR 0.57 [0.24, 1.37] | 4 studies · 723 participants | Moderate Downgraded: indirectness |
Duration of pneumonia | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 249 participants | Moderate Downgraded: indirectness |
Duration of diarrhea in days | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 249 participants | Moderate Downgraded: indirectness |
Hospital stay in days | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 278 participants | Moderate Downgraded: indirectness |
Duration of fever in days | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 149 participants | Moderate Downgraded: indirectness |