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Suplementos de vitamina A para la reducción del riesgo de transmisión maternoinfantil de la infección por VIH

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Referencias

Referencias de los estudios incluidos en esta revisión

Coutsoudis 1999 {published data only}

Coutsoudis A, Bobat RA, Coovadia HM, et al. The effects of vitamin A supplementation on the morbidity of children born to HIV‐infected women. Am J Public Health 1995;85:1076‐81.
Coutsoudis A, Moodley D, Pillay K, et al. Effects of vitamin A supplementation on viral load in HIV‐1‐infected pregnant women. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol 1997;15:86‐87.
Coutsoudis A, Pillay K, Spooner E, et al. Randomized trial testing the effect of vitamin A supplementation on pregnancy outcomes and early mother‐to‐child transmission of HIV‐1 in Durban, South Africa. AIDS 1999;13:1517‐1524.
Filteau S, Rollins NC, Coutsoudis A, et al. The effect of antenatal vitamin A and Beta‐carotene supplementation on gut integrity of infants of HIV‐infected South African Women. J Pediatr Gastroenterol 2001;32:464‐470.
Kennedy CM, Coutsoudis A, Kuhn L, et al. Randomized controlled trial assessing the effect of vitamin A supplementation on maternal morbidity during pregnancy and postpartum among HIV‐infected women. J Acquir Immune Defic Syn 2000;24:37‐44.

Fawzi 2002 {published data only}

Fawzi WW, Msamanga G, Hunter D, et al. Randomized trial of vitamin supplements in relation to vertical transmission of HIV‐1 in Tanzania. J Acquir Immune Defic Syn 2000;23:246‐254.
Fawzi WW, Msamanga GI, Hunter D, et al. Randomized trial of vitamin supplements in relation to transmission of HIV‐1 through breastfeeding and early child mortality. AIDS 2002;16:1935‐1944.
Fawzi WW, Msamanga GI, Spiegelman D, et al. Randomised trial of effects of vitamin supplements on pregnancy outcomes and T cell counts in HIV‐infected women in Tanzania. Lancet 1998;351:1477‐1482.
Fawzi WW, Msamanga GI, Spiegelman D, et al. Rationale and design of the Tanzania vitamin and HIV infection trial. Controlled Clin Trials 1999;20:75‐90.
Villamor E, Saathoff E, Bosch R, et al. Vitamin supplementation of HIV‐infected women improves postnatal child growth. Am J Clin Nutr 2005;81:880‐8.

Friis 2004 {published and unpublished data}

Friis H, Gomo E, Nyasema N, et al. Effect of multinutrient supplementation on gestational length and birth size: a randomized, placebo‐controlled, double‐blind effectiveness trial in Zimbabwe. Am J Clin Nutr 2004;80:178‐84.
Friis H, Gomo E, Nyazema N, et al. The effect of maternal multimicronutrient supplementation. Global strategies for the prevention of HIV transmission from mothers to infants. Washington DC, 1997:87.

Semba 2002 {published data only}

Kumwenda N, Miotti PG, Taha TE, et al. Antenatal vitamin A supplementation increases birth weight and decreases anemia among infants born to human immunodeficiency virus‐infected women in Malawi. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2002;35:618‐624.
Semba RD, Kumwenda N, Taha ET, et al. Plasma and breast milk vitamin A as indicators of vitamin A status in pregnant women. Int J Vitam Nutr Res 2000;7:271‐277.
Semba RD, Kumwenda N, Taha TE, et al. Impact of vitamin A supplementation on anaemia and plasma erythropoietin concentrations in pregnant women: a controlled trial. Eur J Haematol 2001;66:389‐395.
Semba RD, Miotti PG, Taha TE, et al. Maternal vitamin A supplementation and mother‐to‐child transmission of HIV. International Vitamin A Consultative Group Meeting. Cairo, September 1997.

Referencias de los estudios excluidos de esta revisión

Humphrey 2006 {published and unpublished data}

Humphrey J, Iliff P, Nathoo K, et al. Rationale and design of the ZVITAMBO trial (Zimbabwe vitamin A for mothers and babies). Int Conf AIDS 2000;July 9‐14:abstract no TuPeB3257.
Humphrey JH, Iliff PJ, Marinda ET, Mutasa K, Moulton LH, Chidawanyika H, Ward BJ, Nathoo KJ, Malaba LC, Zijenah LS, Zvandasara P, Ntozini R, Mzengeza F, Mahomva AI, Ruff AJ, Mbizvo MT, Zunguza CD, ZVITAMBO Study Group. Effects of a single large dose of vitamin A, given during the postpartum period to HIV‐positive women and their infants, on child HIV infection, HIV‐free survival, and mortality. J Infect Dis 2006;193:860‐71.
Malaba L, Mbuya N, Miller M, et al. Haemoglobin distribution of HIV positive and HIV negative women during the immedate postpartum period in Harare, Zimbabwe. Int Conf AIDS 2000;July 9‐14:abstract no ThPeB5042.
Malaba LC, Iliff PJ, Nathoo KJ, et al. Effect of postpartum maternal or neonatal vitamin A supplementation on infant mortality among infants born to HIV‐negative mothers in Zimbabwe. Am J Clin Nutr 2005;81:454‐60.
Marinda E, Humphrey JH, Iliff PJ, Mutasa K, Nathoo KJ, Piwoz EG, Moulton LH, Salama P, Ward BJ, ZVITAMBO Study. Child mortality according to maternal and infant HIV status in Zimbabwe. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2007;26:519‐26.
Miller MF, Soltzfus RJ, Mbuya NV, et al. Total body iron in HIV‐positive and HIV‐negative Zimbabwean newborns strogly predicts anemia throughout infancy and is predicted by maternal hemoglobin concentration. J Nutr 2003;133:3461‐3468.
Zijenah LS, Moulton LH, Iliff P, et al. Timing of mother‐to‐child transmission of HIV‐1 and infant mortality in the first 6 months of life in Harare, Zimbabwe. AIDS 2004;18:273‐280.

Referencias de los estudios en curso

Chikobvu 2000 {published data only (unpublished sought but not used)}

Chikobvu P, Steinberg WJ, Joubert G, Viljoen JI, Coetzee M, Kriel J, van der Ryst E. Lessons learned in establishing a randomised controlled trial to investigate the effect of vitamin A on vertical transmission of HIV. S Afr J Epidemiol Infect 2000;15:19–22.
Joubert G, Steinberg H, van der Ryst E, Chikobvu P. Consent for participation in the Bloemfontein vitamin A trial: how informed and voluntary?. Am J Public Health 2003;93:582‐84.

Bell 1997

Bell J, Sacks HS. Cost‐effectiveness analysis of vitamin A supplementation to reduce perinatal transmission of HIV in developing countries. Conf Retroviruses Opportunistic Infect 1997, Jan 22‐26;abstract no 520.

Burger 1997

Burger H, Kovacs A, Weiser B, et al. Maternal serum vitamin A levels are not associated with mother‐to‐child transmission of HIV‐1 in the United States. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol 1997;14:321‐6.

Burns 1999

Burns DN, FitzGerald G, Semba RD, et al. Vitamin A deficiency and other nutritional indices during pregnancy in human immunodeficiency virus infection: prevalence, clinical correlates, and outcome. Clin Infect Dis 1999 1999;29:328‐34.

Christian 1998a

Christian P, Schulze K, Stoltzfus RJ, et al. Hyporetinolemia, illness symptoms, and acute phase protein response in pregnant women with and without night blindness. Am J Clin Nutr 1998;67:1237‐1243.

Christian 2000

Christian P, West KP, Khatry SK. Night blindness during pregnancy and subsequent mortality among women in nepal: effects of vitamin A and beta‐carotene supplementation. Am J Epidemiol 2000;152:542‐547.

Dushimimana 1992

Dushimimana A, Graham MN, Humphrey JH, et al. Maternal vitamin A levels and HIV‐related birth outcome in Rwanda. Int Conf AIDS. Amsterdam; 1992 Jul 19‐24;abstract no POC 4221.

Fawzi 1993

Fawzi WW, Chalmers TC, Herrera M, Mostelier F. Vitamin A supplementation and child mortality: a meta‐analysis. JAMA 269:898‐903.

Fawzi 1998

Fawzi WW, Hunter DJ. Vitamins in HIV disease and vertical transmission. Epidemiology 1998;9:457‐466.

Fawzi 2000

Fawzi WW. Nutritional factors and vertical transmission of HIV‐1. Epidemiology and potential mechanisms. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2000;918:99‐114.

Filteau 2001

Filteau SM, Rollins NC, Coutsoudis, et al. The effect of vitamin A and beta‐carotene supplementation on gut integrity of infants of HIV‐infected South African women. J Pediatr Gastroenterol 2001;32:464‐70.

Glasziou 1993

Glasziou PP, Mackerras DEM. Vitamin A supplementation in infectious diseases: a meta‐analysis. BMJ 1993;306:366‐370.

Green 1928

Green HN, Mellanby E. Vitamin A as an anti‐infective agent. BMJ 1928;iii:691‐6.

Greenberg 1997

Greenberg BI, Semba RD, Vink, et al. Vitamin A deficiency and maternal‐infant transmission of HIV in two metropolitan areas in the United states. AIDS 1997;11:325‐32.

Higgins 2008

Higgins JPT, Green S (editors). Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions Version 5.0.0 [updated February 2008]. The Cochrane Collaboration, 2008. Available from www.cochrane‐handbook.org.

IVACG 1998

International Vitamin A Consultative Group. IVACG Statement. Safe doses of vitamin A during pregnancy and lactation. International Vitamin A Consultative Group. Washington, IVACG; 1998.

Landesmand 1996

Landesmand S. [Vitamin A relationships to mortality in HIV disease and effects on HIV infection: and late breaking studies]. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health (Lawton Chiles International House), 1996.

McIntyre 2002

McIntyre J, Gray G. What can we do to reduce mother to child transmission of HIV?. BMJ 2002;324:218‐221.

Mofenson 2000

Mofenson LM, McIntyre JA. Advances and research directions in the prevention of mother‐to‐child HIV‐1 transmission. Lancet 2000;355:2237‐2244.

Navér 2006

Navér L, Lindgren S, Belfrage E, Gyllensten K, Lidman K, Gisslén M, Ehrnst A, Arneborn M, Bohlin AB. Children born to HIV‐1‐infected women in Sweden in 1982‐2003: trends in epidemiology and vertical transmission. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2006;42:484‐89.

Newell 2000

Newell ML. Vertical transmission of HIV‐1 infection. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2000;94:1‐2.

Read 2005

Read JS, Newell ML. Efficacy and safety of cesarean delivery for prevention of mother‐to‐child transmission of HIV‐1. Cochrane Library 2005, Issue 4.

Rice 1998

Rice AL, Stolzfus RJ, De Francisco A, et al. Maternal vitamin A or beta‐carotene supplementation in lactating Bangledashi women benefits mothers and infants but does not prevent sub clinical deficiency. J Nutr 1998;129:356‐65.

Ross 1996

Ross AC, Stephen CB. Vitamin A retinoids in antiviral responses. FASEB J 1996;10:979‐85.

Semba 1995

Semba RD, Miotti PG, Chipangwi JD, et al. Infant mortality and vitamin A deficiency during human immunodeficiency virus infection. Clin Infect Dis 1995;21:966‐972.

Semba 1994

Semba RD, Miotti PG, Chiphanwi JD, et al. Maternal vitamin A deficiency and mother to child transmission of HIV‐1. Lancet 1994;343:1593‐97.

Semba 1998

Semba RD. The role of vitamin A and related carotenoids in immune function. Nutr Rev 1998;56:S38‐48.

UNAIDS 2007

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and World Health Health Organization (WHO). AIDS epidemic update. UNAIDS/07.27E/JC1322E(English original, December 2007).

Volmink 2007

Volmink J, Siegfried NL, van der Merwe L, Brocklehurst P. Antiretrovirals for reducing the risk of mother‐to‐child transmission of HIV infection. The Cochrane Library 2007, Issue 1.

Warszawski 2008

Warszawski J, Tubiana R, Le Chenadec J, Blanche S, Teglas JP, Dollfus C, Faye A, Burgard M, Rouzioux C, Mandelbrot L. Mother‐to‐child HIV transmission despite antiretroviral therapy in the ANRS French Perinatal Cohort. AIDS 2008;22:289‐99.

West 1999

West Jr KP, Katz J, Khatry SJ, et al. Double blind, cluster randomised trial of low dose supplementation with vitamin A or beta carotene on mortality related to pregnancy in Nepal. The NNIPS‐2 Study Group. BMJ 1999;318:570‐575.

West 2001

West K, Darnton‐Hill I. Vitamin A deficiency. In: Semba R, Bloem M editor(s). Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press, Inc, 2001:267‐306.

West 2002

West KP, Jr. Extent of vitamin A deficiency among preschool children and women of reproductive age. J Nutr 2002;132:2857S–2866S.

WHO 1995

World Health Organization. Global prevalence of vitamin A deficiency. Micronutrient deficiency information system working paper #2; Geneva: WHO 1995.

WHO 1998

World Health Organization. Safe vitamin A dosage during pregnancy and lactation: Recommendations and report of a consultation. WHO/NUT/98.4. Geneva: World Health Organization; 1998.

Wiysonge 2001

Wiysonge CS, Cunin P, Ayouba A, et al. Preventing vertical transmission of HIV‐1: Cameroon's experience. Global Health Council's 28th Annual Conference. Washington DC, USA; 2001, May 28 ‐ June 04 [oral presentation].

Wiysonge 2005

Wiysonge CS, Shey MS, Sterne JAC, Brocklehurst P. Vitamin A supplementation for reducing the risk of mother‐to‐child transmission of HIV infection. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005, Issue 4.

Characteristics of studies

Characteristics of included studies [ordered by study ID]

Coutsoudis 1999

Methods

Described as randomised double‐blind.
Eight percent of mother‐infant pairs lost to follow‐up and excluded from the analysis.

Participants

728 HIV‐infected women enrolled at 17‐39 weeks' gestation in KwaZulu‐Natal Province of South Africa; 30.6% of whom had serum retinol levels < 20 µg/dl.

Interventions

Daily oral vitamin A (5000 IU retinyl palmitate and 30 mg beta‐carotene) or placebo. At delivery, women in the vitamin A group received a dose of 200,000 IU of retinyl palmitate while the placebo arm received an identical placebo.

Outcomes

Stillbirths, HIV infection in the child, neonatal deaths, preterm birth, birthweight, low birthweight.

Notes

No woman received any antiretroviral therapy. It is not stated in the trial reports whether the women also received iron, folic acid, and/or chloroquine.

Risk of bias

Bias

Authors' judgement

Support for judgement

Allocation concealment?

Unclear risk

B ‐ Unclear

Fawzi 2002

Methods

Randomised, placebo‐controlled, double‐blind.
Five percent of mother‐infant pairs were lost to follow‐up and excluded from the analysis.

Participants

1075 pregnant HIV‐infected women enrolled at 12‐27 weeks' gestation in Dar es Salam, Tanzania. Of 1085 women intially randomised, 10 were eventually excluded for either being HIV‐negative (n=7) or nonpregnant (n=3). The prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (< 0.70 µmol/L) was about 34% during the second trimester.

Interventions

Daily oral dose of one of: vitamin A (30mg beta carotene + 5000 IU retinyl palmitate) alone, multivitamins ( 20mg B1, 20mg B2, 25mg B6, 100mg niacin, 50microg B12, 500mg C, 30 mg E, and 0.8 mg folic) plus vitamin A, multivitamins without vitamin A, or placebo. At delivery, women receiving any vitamin A were given an additional 200,000 IU oral dose of vitamin A while the others received an extra dose of placebo.

Outcomes

Stillbirths, HIV infection in child, preterm delivery, low birthweight, postpartum CD4 levels.

Notes

It is not mentioned in this trial whether any woman received antiretroviral therapy.
All women were given daily oral doses of iron and folic acid, and weekly doses of chloroquine.

Risk of bias

Bias

Authors' judgement

Support for judgement

Allocation concealment?

Low risk

A ‐ Adequate

Friis 2004

Methods

Randomised, placebo‐controlled, double‐blind. One hundred and seventy‐three (32.5%) HIV‐infected women were lost to follow‐up and excluded from the analysis.

Participants

533 HIV‐infected pregnant women enrolled at 22‐35 weeks' gestation in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Interventions

Daily oral tablet containing either vitamin A (3000 micrograms retinol equivalents and 3.5 mg beta‐carotene) and the recommended daily allowance of 11 micronutrients (1.5mg thiamine, 1.6mg riboflavin, 2.2mg B‐6, 4.0micrograms B‐12, 17mg niacin, 80mg C, 10micrograms D, 10mg E, 15mg zinc, 1.2micrograms copper, 65micrograms selenium), or placebo.

Outcomes

Gestational length, birthweight, preterm delivery

Notes

All women received iron and folic acid as part of routine antenatal care. No woman received antiretroviral therapy. Information is not available on the HIV status of the children due to technical difficulties and problems with follow‐up.

Risk of bias

Bias

Authors' judgement

Support for judgement

Allocation concealment?

Low risk

A ‐ Adequate

Semba 2002

Methods

Randomised controlled trial. Patients were assigned to treatment using computer‐generated random numbers, and treatment was concealed by prepacking study supplements in sequentially numbered series assigned to study indentification numbers. Sixty three women (9%) were lost to follow‐up before delivery and excluded from the analyses. The 14 pairs of twins in the study were excluded from the birth weight and mortality analyses because twins are known to have lower birth weights and higher mortality rates.

Participants

697 pregnant HIV‐infected women enrolled at 18‐28 week's gestation in Blantyre, Malawi. The prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (< 0.70 µmol/L) was 51% during the second trimester.

Interventions

All women received orally administered daily doses of iron (30mg of elemental iron) and folate (400 µg) from enrollment until delivery. One‐half of the women were randomised to receive daily doses of orally administered vitamin A (10,000 IU).

Outcomes

Stillbirths, HIV infection in child, preterm delivery, low birthweight, postpartum CD4 levels.

Notes

All women received oral vitamin A (100,000 IU) at 6 weeks postpartum, as per policy of the Malawi Ministry of Health.

Risk of bias

Bias

Authors' judgement

Support for judgement

Allocation concealment?

Low risk

A ‐ Adequate

Characteristics of excluded studies [ordered by study ID]

Study

Reason for exclusion

Humphrey 2006

The participants in this randomised controlled trial were not pregnant women, but those who had just delivered and their newborn babies.

Characteristics of ongoing studies [ordered by study ID]

Chikobvu 2000

Trial name or title

Bloemfontein Vitamin A Trial

Methods

Participants

303 HIV‐positive pregnant women from metropolitan Bloemfontein, South Africa. The majority (56%) lived in informal settlements, and all attended public health facilities. For the trial, women were asked to volunteer for HIV testing during their first antenatal visit. Pretest counseling was done in groups, and posttest counseling was done individually. Seropositive women were asked to participate in the trial. All trial participants gave separate informed consent for the trial. All patients were recruited by 1 study physician and received verbal or written information (Sesotho, English, or Afrikaans information sheets).

Interventions

Outcomes

Starting date

Contact information

[email protected]

Notes

Data and analyses

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Comparison 1. Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 HIV infection in child Show forest plot

3

2022

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.05 [0.78, 1.41]

Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 1 HIV infection in child.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 1 HIV infection in child.

2 HIV infection or death Show forest plot

1

1041

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.11 [0.97, 1.27]

Analysis 1.2

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 2 HIV infection or death.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 2 HIV infection or death.

3 Stillbirth Show forest plot

4

2855

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.99 [0.68, 1.43]

Analysis 1.3

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 3 Stillbirth.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 3 Stillbirth.

4 Preterm less than 34 weeks Show forest plot

2

1578

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.69 [0.24, 2.00]

Analysis 1.4

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 4 Preterm less than 34 weeks.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 4 Preterm less than 34 weeks.

5 Preterm less than 37 weeks Show forest plot

3

2110

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.88 [0.65, 1.19]

Analysis 1.5

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 5 Preterm less than 37 weeks.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 5 Preterm less than 37 weeks.

6 Low birth weight less than 2500g Show forest plot

4

2606

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.83 [0.68, 1.01]

Analysis 1.6

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 6 Low birth weight less than 2500g.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 6 Low birth weight less than 2500g.

7 Low birthweight less than 2000g Show forest plot

2

1483

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.72 [0.41, 1.27]

Analysis 1.7

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 7 Low birthweight less than 2000g.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 7 Low birthweight less than 2000g.

8 Birthweight Show forest plot

3

1809

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

89.78 [84.73, 94.83]

Analysis 1.8

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 8 Birthweight.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 8 Birthweight.

9 Maternal death Show forest plot

1

728

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.49 [0.04, 5.37]

Analysis 1.9

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 9 Maternal death.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 9 Maternal death.

10 Postpartum CD4 count Show forest plot

1

727

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

‐4.0 [‐51.06, 43.06]

Analysis 1.10

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 10 Postpartum CD4 count.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 10 Postpartum CD4 count.

11 Infant death Show forest plot

1

594

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.08 [0.78, 1.50]

Analysis 1.11

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 11 Infant death.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 11 Infant death.

12 Neonatal admission to neonatal unit

0

0

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

13 Death of child by 24 months Show forest plot

2

1635

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.03 [0.88, 1.20]

Analysis 1.13

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 13 Death of child by 24 months.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 13 Death of child by 24 months.

14 Side effects in child

0

0

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

15 Later death of child Show forest plot

1

478

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.22 [0.53, 2.81]

Analysis 1.15

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 15 Later death of child.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 15 Later death of child.

16 Maternal post‐partum infection

0

0

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

17 Acceptance of supplementation

0

0

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 1 HIV infection in child.
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Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 1 HIV infection in child.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 2 HIV infection or death.
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Analysis 1.2

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 2 HIV infection or death.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 3 Stillbirth.
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Analysis 1.3

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 3 Stillbirth.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 4 Preterm less than 34 weeks.
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Analysis 1.4

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 4 Preterm less than 34 weeks.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 5 Preterm less than 37 weeks.
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Analysis 1.5

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 5 Preterm less than 37 weeks.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 6 Low birth weight less than 2500g.
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Analysis 1.6

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 6 Low birth weight less than 2500g.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 7 Low birthweight less than 2000g.
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Analysis 1.7

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 7 Low birthweight less than 2000g.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 8 Birthweight.
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Analysis 1.8

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 8 Birthweight.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 9 Maternal death.
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Analysis 1.9

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 9 Maternal death.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 10 Postpartum CD4 count.
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Analysis 1.10

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 10 Postpartum CD4 count.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 11 Infant death.
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Analysis 1.11

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 11 Infant death.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 13 Death of child by 24 months.
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Analysis 1.13

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 13 Death of child by 24 months.

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 15 Later death of child.
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Analysis 1.15

Comparison 1 Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation, Outcome 15 Later death of child.

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(random*:ti OR random*:ab) OR (factorial*:ti OR factorial*:ab) OR (cross?over*:ti OR cross?over:ab OR crossover*:ti OR crossover*:ab) OR (placebo*:ti OR placebo*:ab) OR (((doubl*:ti AND blind*:ti) OR (doubl*:ab AND blind*:ab))) OR (((singl*:ti AND blind*:ti) OR (singl*:ab AND blind*:ab))) OR (assign*:ti OR assign*:ab) OR (volunteer*:ti OR volunteer*:ab) OR (((('crossover procedure'/exp OR 'crossover procedure') OR ('crossover procedure'/exp OR 'crossover procedure')) OR (('crossover procedure'/exp OR 'crossover procedure') OR ('crossover procedure'/exp OR 'crossover procedure')))) OR (((('double‐blind procedure'/exp OR 'double‐blind procedure') OR ('double‐blind procedure'/exp OR 'double‐blind procedure')) OR (('double‐blind procedure'/exp OR 'double‐blind procedure') OR ('double‐blind procedure'/exp OR 'double‐blind procedure')))) OR (((('single‐blind procedure'/exp OR 'single‐blind procedure') OR ('single‐blind procedure'/exp OR 'single‐blind procedure')) OR (('single‐blind procedure'/exp OR 'single‐blind procedure') OR ('single‐blind procedure'/exp OR 'single‐blind procedure')))) OR (((('randomized controlled trial'/exp OR 'randomized controlled trial') OR ('randomized controlled trial'/exp OR 'randomized controlled trial')) OR (('randomized controlled trial'/exp OR 'randomized controlled trial') OR ('randomized controlled trial'/exp OR 'randomized controlled trial')))) OR (allocat*:ti OR allocat*:ab) AND [2003‐2008]/py

#3

'mother‐to‐child transmission' OR mtct OR 'vertical disease transmission' AND [2003‐2008]/py

#4

caroten* OR retinoic OR ('retinol'/exp OR 'retinol') OR vitamin* OR micronutrient* AND [2003‐2008]/py

#5

pregnant OR ('pregnancy'/exp OR 'pregnancy') OR antepartum OR ('ante partum') OR antenatal OR ('ante natal') OR prenatal OR ('pre natal') AND [2003‐2008]/py

#6

#1 AND #2 AND #3 AND #4 AND #5

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#1

(HIV INFECTIONS) OR HIV OR HIV OR HIV‐1* OR HIV‐2* OR HIV1 OR HIV2 OR (HIV INFECT*) OR (HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS) OR (HUMAN IMMUNEDEFICIENCY VIRUS) OR (HUMAN IMMUNO‐DEFICIENCY VIRUS) OR (HUMAN IMMUNE‐DEFICIENCY VIRUS) OR ((HUMAN IMMUN*) AND (DEFICIENCY VIRUS)) OR (ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME) OR (ACQUIRED IMMUNEDEFICIENCY SYNDROME) OR (ACQUIRED IMMUNO‐DEFICIENCY SYNDROME) OR (ACQUIRED IMMUNE‐DEFICIENCY SYNDROME) OR ((ACQUIRED IMMUN*) AND (DEFICIENCY SYNDROME)) OR (SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL)

#2

((RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL) OR (CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL) OR (RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS) OR (RANDOM ALLOCATION) OR (DOUBLE‐BLIND METHOD) OR (SINGLE‐BLIND METHOD) OR (CLINICAL TRIAL) OR (CLINICAL TRIALS) OR ("CLINICAL TRIAL") OR ((SINGL* OR DOUBL* OR TREBL* OR TRIPL* AND (MASK* OR BLIND* )) OR PLACEBOS OR PLACEBO* OR RANDOM* OR (COMPARATIVE STUDY) OR (EVALUATION STUDIES) OR (FOLLOW‐UP STUDIES) OR (PROSPECTIVE STUDIES) OR CONTROL* OR PROSPECTIV* OR VOLUNTEER*)) NOT (ANIMALS NOT HUMAN )

#3

(MOTHER‐TO‐CHILD TRANSMISSION) OR MTCT OR (VERTICAL DISEASE TRANSMISSION)

#4

CAROTEN* OR RETINOIC OR RETINOL OR VITAMIN* OR MICRONUTRIENT*

#5

PREGNANT OR PREGNANCY OR ANTEPARTUM OR (ANTE‐PARTUM) OR ANTENATAL OR (ANTE‐NATAL) OR PRENATAL OR (PRE‐NATAL)

#6

#1 AND #2 AND #3 AND #4 AND #5

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Search: (HIV Infections[MeSH] OR HIV[MeSH] OR hiv[tw] OR hiv‐1*[tw] OR hiv‐2*[tw] OR hiv1[tw] OR hiv2[tw] OR hiv infect*[tw] OR human immunodeficiency virus[tw] OR human immunedeficiency virus[tw] OR human immuno‐deficiency virus[tw] OR human immune‐deficiency virus[tw] OR ((human immun*) AND (deficiency virus[tw])) OR acquired immunodeficiency syndrome[tw]) AND (acquired immunedeficiency syndrome[tw] OR acquired immuno‐deficiency syndrome[tw] OR acquired immune‐deficiency syndrome[tw] OR ((acquired immun*) AND (deficiency syndrome[tw])) OR "sexually transmitted diseases, viral"[MH])

#2

Search: (randomized controlled trial [pt] OR controlled clinical trial [pt] OR randomized controlled trials [mh] OR random allocation [mh] OR double‐blind method [mh] OR single‐blind method [mh] OR clinical trial [pt] OR clinical trials [mh] OR ("clinical trial" [tw]) OR ((singl* [tw] OR doubl* [tw] OR trebl* [tw] OR tripl* [tw]) AND (mask* [tw] OR blind* [tw]))) OR (( placebos [mh] OR placebo* [tw] OR random* [tw] OR research design [mh:noexp] OR (comparative study) OR (comparative studies) OR (evaluation studies) OR follow‐up studies [mh] OR prospective studies [mh] OR control* [tw] OR prospectiv* [tw] OR volunteer* [tw]) NOT (animals [mh] NOT human [mh]))

#3

Search: (DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL) OR MTCT OR (MOTHER‐TO‐CHILD TRANSMISSION)

#4

Search: CAROTEN* OR RETINOIC OR RETINOL OR VITAMIN* OR MICRONUTRIENT*

#5

Search: PREGNANT OR PREGNANCY OR ANTEPARTUM OR PRENATAL OR ANTE‐PARTUM OR PRE‐NATAL OR PREPART*

#6

#1 and #2 and #3 and #4 and #5 Limit: 2003:2008

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Comparison 1. Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 HIV infection in child Show forest plot

3

2022

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.05 [0.78, 1.41]

2 HIV infection or death Show forest plot

1

1041

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.11 [0.97, 1.27]

3 Stillbirth Show forest plot

4

2855

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.99 [0.68, 1.43]

4 Preterm less than 34 weeks Show forest plot

2

1578

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.69 [0.24, 2.00]

5 Preterm less than 37 weeks Show forest plot

3

2110

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.88 [0.65, 1.19]

6 Low birth weight less than 2500g Show forest plot

4

2606

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.83 [0.68, 1.01]

7 Low birthweight less than 2000g Show forest plot

2

1483

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.72 [0.41, 1.27]

8 Birthweight Show forest plot

3

1809

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

89.78 [84.73, 94.83]

9 Maternal death Show forest plot

1

728

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.49 [0.04, 5.37]

10 Postpartum CD4 count Show forest plot

1

727

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

‐4.0 [‐51.06, 43.06]

11 Infant death Show forest plot

1

594

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.08 [0.78, 1.50]

12 Neonatal admission to neonatal unit

0

0

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

13 Death of child by 24 months Show forest plot

2

1635

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.03 [0.88, 1.20]

14 Side effects in child

0

0

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

15 Later death of child Show forest plot

1

478

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.22 [0.53, 2.81]

16 Maternal post‐partum infection

0

0

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

17 Acceptance of supplementation

0

0

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

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Comparison 1. Vitamin A supplementation versus no vitamin A supplementation