Examinando por Materia "Vitamin A"

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Effectiveness of vitamin A plus iron supplementation in the prevention of anemia in children under 5 years of age.
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2018-08-04) Armas Delgado, Sindy Fiorella; Asencios Berrospi, Lisby Susana; Avila Vargas Machuca, Jeannette Giselle
Objective: To systematically analyze the available evidence from studies on the effectiveness of vitamin A and iron supplementation in the prevention of anemia in children under 5 years of age. Materials and Methods: The systematic review of 10 scientific articles found on the effectiveness of vitamin A and iron supplementation in the prevention of anemia in children under 5 years of age was conducted using the following databases: Cochrane, Lilacs, Scielo, Medline, PubMed. All articles were analyzed according to the grading scale to determine their strength and quality of evidence. Results: 90% (9/10) demonstrate the effectiveness of vitamin A and iron supplementation in preventing anemia in children under 5 years of age, while 10% of the reviewed articles conclude that more studies are needed to demonstrate the effectiveness of vitamin A and iron supplements in preventing anemia in children under 5 years of age. Conclusions: Of the 10 articles systematically reviewed, 9 articles show the effectiveness of vitamin A and iron supplementation in preventing anemia in children under 5 years of age, while 2 articles conclude that larger population studies are needed to demonstrate the effectiveness of vitamin A and iron supplementation in preventing anemia.
Acceso abierto
Effectiveness of vitamin A plus iron supplementation in the prevention of anemia in children under 5 years of age.
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2018-08-04) Asencios Berrospi, Lisby Susana; Avila Vargas Machuca, Jeannette Giselle
Objective: To systematically analyze the available evidence from studies on the effectiveness of vitamin A and iron supplementation in the prevention of anemia in children under 5 years of age. Materials and Methods: The systematic review of 10 scientific articles found on the effectiveness of vitamin A and iron supplementation in the prevention of anemia in children under 5 years of age was conducted using the following databases: Cochrane, Lilacs, Scielo, Medline, PubMed. All articles were analyzed according to the grading scale to determine their strength and quality of evidence. Results: 90% (9/10) demonstrate the effectiveness of vitamin A and iron supplementation in preventing anemia in children under 5 years of age, while 10% of the reviewed articles conclude that more studies are needed to demonstrate the effectiveness of vitamin A and iron supplements in preventing anemia in children under 5 years of age. Conclusions: Of the 10 articles systematically reviewed, 9 articles show the effectiveness of vitamin A and iron supplementation in preventing anemia in children under 5 years of age, while 2 articles conclude that larger population studies are needed to demonstrate the effectiveness of vitamin A and iron supplementation in preventing anemia.
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Effectiveness of vitamin A supplementation in preventing diarrheal infections in children under 5 years old
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2018-09-02) Morales García, Marleny Janet; Avila Vargas Machuca, Jeannette Giselle
Objective: To systematically analyze the evidence on the effectiveness of vitamin A supplementation in the prevention of diarrheal infections in children under 5 years of age. Methodology: This is a systematic review of 10 scientific articles that were found in the following database COCHRANE, LILACS, SCIELO, PUDMED, all of them were analyzed according to the GRADE scale to determine their strength and quality of evidence, of the 10 articles. reviewed, 40% correspond to the methodological design of a clinical study, 30% are systematic reviews, 20% are meta-analyses and 10% are cohort. Results: Of the 10 articles systematically reviewed, 80% show the effectiveness of vitamin A supplementation in the prevention of diarrhea in children under 5 years of age, 10% do not show the effectiveness of vitamin A supplementation in the prevention of diarrhea. and 10% affirm that studies are needed to verify the effectiveness of vitamin A in preventing diarrheal infections. Conclusions: Of the 10 articles reviewed, 8 of 10 evidence the effectiveness of vitamin A supplementation in the prevention of diarrheal infections in children under 5 years of age, 1 of 10 do not evidence the effectiveness of vitamin A supplementation in the prevention of diarrhea and 1 in 10 say that more studies are needed to prove its effectiveness.