Cochrane · systematic review · CD003648

Vitamin A supplements for reducing mother‐to‐child HIV transmission

Wiysonge, CS, Ndze, VN, Kongnyuy, EJ, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library

Infectious Diseases2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
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Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 42.9%Low 2 · 28.6%Moderate 2 · 28.6%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.

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Effects of giving vitamin A supplements to HIV‐positive women during pregnancy or after delivery

Population: HIV‐positive women during pregnancy and immediate postpartum period
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
HIV infection status of the child
RR 1.07 [0.91, 1.26]5 studies · 4428 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Mean birthweight
MD 34.123 studies · 2181 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Low birthweight
RR 0.78 [0.63, 0.97]3 studies · 1819 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Child death by two years of age
RR 1.06 [0.92, 1.22]3 studies · 3883 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Preterm delivery
RR 0.84 [0.52, 1.37]2 studies · 1577 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Stillbirth
RR 1.13 [0.72, 1.77]3 studies · 2335 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Maternal death
RR 0.71 [0.35, 1.43]2 studies · 1267 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision