TABLE 2.

The WHO’s vitamin A supplementation recommendations based on evidence to reduce infant and maternal morbidity and mortality as of 2011¹

Age group and vitamin A dosage2	Frequency
Neonatal	Not recommended
Age 1–5 mo	Not recommended
Age 6–11 mo
100,000 IU	One-time dose
Age 12–59 mo
200,000 IU	Every 4–6 mo
Postpartum women	Not recommended
Pregnant women	Routinely not recommended
10,000 IU	Daily in at-risk areas for nightblindness
25,000 IU	Weekly in at-risk areas for nightblindness

¹Data are from references 38–42.

²Dosages are listed in International Units (IU) of vitamin A.