COCHRANE COLUMN Vitamin A supplementation for reducing the risk of …

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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association International Journal of Epidemiology 2006;35:832-835
The Author 2006; all rights reserved. doi:10.1093/ije/dyl138
COCHRANE COLUMN
Taryn Young
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV
forms a key component of HIV/AIDS prevention programmes.
This month we highlight the Cochrane Review by Wiysonge
et al., which evaluated the effects of vitamin A supplementation
in preventing MTCT of HIV.
The aim of the Column is to highlight Cochrane systematic
reviews of relevance to public health and to stimulate debate
on relevance, feasibility, and acceptability. The Cochrane
Collaboration (http://www.cochrane.org) is an international,
non-profit organization that prepares and disseminates upto-
date systematic reviews on the effects of healthcare
interventions in order to help people make well-informed
decisions. Systematic reviews aim to answer focused healthcare
questions by systematically identifying and evaluating all
relevant research studies and synthesizing their results.
If you are interested in contributing to the Cochrane
Column or The Cochrane Collaboration, contact me at the
South African Cochrane Centre.
Vitamin A supplementation for reducing the risk
of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection:
Cochrane systematic…