Abstract：
:This is an update of knowledge on the role of the vitamin A status in determining child mortality, morbidity and growth. Recent information confirms the earlier conclusion of Beaton et al. that a 23% reduction in young child mortality results following improvements in the vitamin A status. Studies show that the mortality effect is primarily due to reductions in deaths due to acute gastroenteritis and measles but not acute respiratory infections (ARI) and malaria. While improvement of the vitamin A status enhances the survival of older preschool children, it remains unclear whether it benefits infants (i.e. < 6 months). Vitamin A supplementation does not reduce the overall incidence and prevalence of common childhood illness; however, it reduces the incidence of more severe episodes of diarrhea. Also, vitamin A supplementation either during and/or immediately after the illness does not improve its symptomatology. Finally, contrary to earlier expectations, recently completed, placebo-controlled randomized interventions have failed to detect improvements in child growth.
journal_name
Salud Publica Mexjournal_title
Salud publica de Mexicoauthors
Ramakrishnan U,Martorell Rdoi
10.1590/s0036-36341998000200011subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1998-03-01 00:00:00pages
189-98issue
2eissn
0036-3634issn
1606-7916journal_volume
40pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract：:The purpose of this article is to provide a brief description of the information that the adolescent and youth population of Mexico City has concerning the knowledge and use of contraceptive methods, as well as the reasons why they do not adopt some contraceptive method during their sexual relations. The data obtained...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate energy, nutrient intake and diet adequacy in school-aged children based on the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006 (ENSANUT 2006). MATERIAL AND METHODS:Food intake data from food frequency questionnaires was analyzed for 8 716 children aged 5 to 11 years. Energy and nutrients intake...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342009001000009
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the internal consistency, as well as the construct, concurrent and external consistency of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-R) in Mexican adolescents. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The data are from two samples of middle-school students from Mexico City. The questionnaire include...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342008000400007
更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify health perceptions and practices and non-adherence to therapy among tuberculosis patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Qualitative research work consisting of 11 group interviews with 62 tuberculosis patients during 1997-1998 in the Central, Highlands, and Border Regions of Chiapas, Mexico. RESULTS:Per...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the mortality trend of lung cancer (LC) in Mexico, according to the municipality marginalization index (MMI) by age group and sex, during the period 1998-2016. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The information on mortality, population and MMI was obtained from the National Institute of Statistics and Geograph...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21149/10083
更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342006000700004
更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21149/spm.v56i5.7379
更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21149/11062
更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342010000800025
更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify and reassign misclassified AIDS deaths in Mexico, reconstructing the time series of mortality from 1983 to 2012, by state, sex, age, and affiliation to social security. MATERIALS AND METHODS:15.5 million deaths from 1979 to 2012 were analyzed. The HIV-AIDS mortality correction was done in three p...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342010000400007
更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 历史文章,杂志文章
doi：10.21149/8514
更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify factors associated with utilization of breast clinical examination (BCE) and their relationship with institutional medical practice. MATERIAL AND METHODS:This is a qualitative study conducted between 1996 and 1997 in medical units of Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (Mexican Institute of Soci...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342004000400004
更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The National Seroepidemiologic survey was carried out by the General Directorate of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health from March 1987 to May 1988. One of the objectives of this survey was to know the mean cholesterol levels in the whole country and in each of the different states of the Mexican Republic by sex an...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21149/9534
更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342006000300006
更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.21149/8140
更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342006000500003
更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21149/spm.v57i5.7619
更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342007000400011
更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342009000700006
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00
