Should infant girls receive micronutrient supplements? | Zendy

Christine Stabell Benn | Zendy; Sten Lund | Zendy; Ane Bærent Fisker | Zendy; M. J. Jorgensen | Zendy; Peter Aaby | Zendy

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Should infant girls receive micronutrient supplements?

Author(s) -

Christine Stabell Benn,

Sten Lund,

Ane Bærent Fisker,

M. J. Jorgensen,

Peter Aaby

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyn364

Subject(s) - medicine , micronutrient , vaccination , tetanus , vitamin , pediatrics , diphtheria , folic acid , environmental health , physiology , immunology , pathology

We have proposed the hypothesis that the combination of vitamin A supplementation and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccination may be associated with increased mortality in girls. Recent zinc/folic acid (FA) and iron supplementation trials did not find any beneficial effects on mortality. We reviewed the studies for evidence of a negative interaction between zinc/folic acid/iron and DTP vaccination in girls.

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