Preventive zinc supplementation in developing countries: impact on mortality and morbidity due to diarrhea, pneumonia and malaria

Mohammad Yawar Yakoob; Evropi Theodoratou; Afshan Jabeen; Aamer Imdad; Thomas P Eisele; Joy Ferguson; Arnoupe Jhass; Igor Rudan; Harry Campbell; Robert E Black; Zulfiqar A Bhutta

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Preventive zinc supplementation in developing countries: impact on mortality and morbidity due to diarrhea, pneumonia and malaria

Mohammad Yawar Yakoob, Evropi Theodoratou, Afshan Jabeen, Aamer Imdad, Thomas P Eisele, Joy Ferguson, Arnoupe Jhass, Igor Rudan, Harry Campbell, Robert E Black, Zulfiqar A Bhutta

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Zinc deficiency is commonly prevalent in children in developing countries and plays a role in decreased immunity and increased risk of infection. Preventive zinc supplementation in healthy children can reduce mortality due to common causes like diarrhea, pneumonia and malaria. The main objective was to determine all-cause mortality and cause-specific mortality and morbidity in children under five in developing countries for preventive zinc supplementation. DATA SOURCES/ REVIEW METHODS: A literature search was carried out on PubMed, the Cochrane Library and the WHO regional databases to identify RCTs on zinc supplementation for greater than 3 months in children less than 5 years of age in developing countries and its effect on mortality was analyzed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S23
Journal	BMC Public Health
Volume	11 Suppl 3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-S3-S23
Publication status	Published - 2011

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Preventive zinc supplementation in developing countries: impact on mortality and morbidity due to diarrhea, pneumonia and malaria

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