Effect of vitamin A supplementation and the role of infections and inflammation on vitamin A status in children aged 36-59 months in rural Burkina Faso: results of a community-based pre-post intervention study.

BMC Nutr · 2026 · PMC12882606 · PMID 41519844

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However, these changes did not reach statistical significance, although they approached significance ( p = 0.06–0.08), likely due to the limited sample size ( N = 34 of the 60 children enrolled), as 26 participants had missing paired pre- and post-supplementation values and therefore could not be included in the comparative analysis.

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Conclusion One month after high-dose vitamin A supplementation, serum retinol concentrations did not increase significantly; however, the RID technique showed near-significant increases in TBS and TLR.

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