Multiple micronutrient supplementation improves vitamin B₁₂ and folate concentrations of HIV infected children in Uganda: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation on vitamin B₁₂ and folate has hither to not been reported in African HIV infected children. This paper describes vitamin B₁₂ and folate status of Ugandan HIV infected children aged 1-5 years and reports the effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation on serum vitamin B12 and folate concentrations.

Methods

Of 847 children who participated in a multiple micronutrient supplementation trial, 214 were assessed for vitamin B₁₂ and folate concentrations pre and post supplementation. One hundred and four children were randomised to two times the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of a 14 multiple micronutrient supplement (MMS) and 114 to a 'standard of care' supplement of 6 multivitamins (MV). Serum vitamin B12 wa

SUBMITTER: Ndeezi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3118332 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature