Is routine Vitamin A supplementation still justified for children in Nepal? Trial synthesis findings applied to Nepal national mortality estimates.

<h4>Background</h4>The World Health Organization has recommended Vitamin A supplementation for children in low- and middle-income countries for many years to reduce child mortality. Nepal still practices routine Vitamin A supplementation. We examined the potential current impact of these...

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Main Authors: Samjhana Shrestha, Saki Thapa, Paul Garner, Maxine Caws, Suman Chandra Gurung, Tilly Fox, Richard Kirubakaran, Khem Narayan Pokhrel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268507