Children under the age of five who live in sub-Saharan Africa 54 percent less likely to malaria after being given a high dose of vitamin A.
"Our study found that children who received vitamin A supplements are not too risky infected with malaria," said lead investigator, Maria-Graciela Hollm-Delgado, from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Vitamin A appears to be protective in certain circumstances, including when administered during the rainy season, and when given to children who are older, such as reported Khaleejtimes, Wednesday (11/02/2015).
For this study, Hollm-Delgado and his colleagues analyzed data from four national surveys of sub-Saharan countries (Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Rwanda and Senegal) on more than 6,100 children aged between six and 59 months.
