Two weeks of zinc administration to Nepalese children with pneumonia does not reduce the incidence of pneumonia or diarrhea during the next six months

The Journal of Nutrition
Ram K ChandyoTor A Strand

Abstract

Diarrhea and pneumonia are the 2 main causes of death in children under 5 y of age. Short courses of zinc administration are now recommended for treatment of childhood diarrhea and some studies have also shown its beneficial effect on treatment of pneumonia. The objective of our study was to assess the efficacy of zinc administration (10 mg/d for children 2-11 mo and 20 mg/d for >or= 12 mo of age) for 14 d on preventing diarrheal and respiratory illnesses for 6 mo of follow-up. This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in children 2-35 mo of age with community-acquired pneumonia. The number of illness episodes and time until the first episode of various illnesses were compared between the 2 study groups. After 14 d of zinc supplementation, plasma zinc was significantly higher in the group receiving zinc. However, this difference was not detectable at 1 and 2.5 mo after the end of zinc administration. Of 2628 enrolled cases, a total of 2599 (99%) were available for assessment after the completion of zinc supplementation. The number of hospital visits and the median number of days until the first episode of pneumonia, diarrhea, and dysentery was similar in the 2 groups. The hazard ratios (95% CI) were 1.02 (0....Continue Reading

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