| Titre : | Should infant girls receive micronutrient supplements ? (2009) |
| Auteurs : | Christine STABELL BENN ; Peter Aaby ; Ane FISKER ; Mathias-Jul JORGENSEN ; Sofia LUND ; Bandim Health Project. Indepth Network. Bissau. GNB |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | International journal of epidemiology (vol. 38, n° 2, 2009) |
| Pagination : | 586-590 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Vitamine A ; Nourrisson ; Mortalité infantile ; Enfant ; Femme ; Zinc ; Fer ; Sexe ; Mortalité ; Epidémiologie ; Homme ; Vitamine |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS HrER0x9E. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background : We have proposed the hypothesis that the combination of vitamin A supplementation and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccination may be associated with increased mortality in girls. Recent zinc/folic acid (FA) and iron supplementation trials did not find any beneficial effects on mortality. We reviewed the studies for evidence of a negative interaction between zinc/folic acid/iron and DTP vaccination in girls. Methods : Based on the published papers, we calculated age-and sex-specific mortality estimates. No vaccination status data were provided. Results : Both zinc/FA and iron seemed to have a sex-and age-differential effect, the effect being less beneficial in the youngest girls who are most likely to have DTP vaccine as their most recent vaccination. Conclusions : Like vitamin A, zinc/FA and iron may not benefit the youngest girls. The question is whether this is inherent in girls or due to an interaction with some environmental factor like DTP. |
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