The effect of vitamin A supplementation on morbidity due to Plasmodium falciparum
| Main Authors: | Adillida, Adillida, Yusroh, Yoyoh, Lubis, Munar, Lubis, Bidasari, Sembiring, Tiangsa, Pasaribu, Syahril |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf eArticle |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Indonesian Pediatric Society
, 2016
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https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/751 https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/751/603 |
Daftar Isi:
- Objective To investigate the effect of vitamin A supplementationon malaria morbidity.Methods The study was a randomized double-blind placebo-con-trolled trial, conducted in Panyabungan, Mandailing Natal, NorthSumatera from April 2001 to April 2002. Children aged 6-60 monthssuffering from falciparum malaria were randomly assigned to highdose vitamin A or placebo every 4 months for a year. All childrenwere treated in accordance with health center policy. Malaria mor-bidity was assessed from health center visit due to fever, diarrhea,cough, or abdominal pain. Parents gave reports if their child re-ceived malaria treatment from other health centers.Results The number of febrile episodes (probable malaria illness)was lower in the treatment group than that of control, but not sig-nificant. The parasitemia was not different between both groups.There was a significant difference in spleen enlargement betweenthe treatment group and control (p=0.04). There was no differencein health center visit between the two groups.Conclusion The findings suggest that vitamin A supplementationhas only effect on spleen enlargement in malaria.