Vitamin A Supplementation in Post-measles Complications

Abstract

One-hundred-and-seventy-seven children with post-measles complications divided into two comparable groups were studied for the effect of Vit.A Supplementation. Eighty-nine children received Vit.A in doses of 200,000 units daily on two consecutive days in addition to antibacterials and other supportive care and 88 did not reveice Vit.A. The case fatality rate was 16 per cent in those who received VIT.A, while the same was 32 per cent in those who did not receive Vit.A (P < 0.02). There was no statistical difference in the mortality rate among two groups when the children were suffering from severe malnutrition or encephalopathy (P > 0.1).