Report for: Vitamin A for treating measles in children

Title	Vitamin A for treating measles in children
Published in	Cochrane database of systematic reviews, October 2005
DOI	10.1002/14651858.cd001479.pub3
Pubmed ID	16235283
Authors	Huiming, Y, Chaomin, W, Meng, M
Abstract	Measles is a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. Vitamin A deficiency is a recognized risk factor for severe measles infections. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends administration of an oral dose of vitamin A (200,000 international units (IU), or 100,000 IU in infants) each day for two days to children with measles when they live in areas where vitamin A deficiency may be present.

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Country	Count	As %
Japan	100	25%
United States	19	5%
Australia	4	1%
Germany	3	<1%
United Kingdom	3	<1%
France	3	<1%
New Zealand	3	<1%
Austria	1	<1%
Panama	1	<1%
Other	12	3%
Unknown	244	62%

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Members of the public	368	94%
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals)	15	4%
Scientists	9	2%
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors)	1	<1%

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United States	2	<1%
Denmark	1	<1%
Brazil	1	<1%
Unknown	237	98%

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Student > Master	44	18%
Student > Bachelor	36	15%
Student > Postgraduate	23	10%
Researcher	22	9%
Other	18	7%
Other	34	14%
Unknown	64	27%

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Medicine and Dentistry	79	33%
Nursing and Health Professions	27	11%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	11	5%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences	11	5%
Social Sciences	8	3%
Other	28	12%
Unknown	77	32%

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Vitamin A for treating measles in children

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