Tanumihardjo 2002.
Methods | RCT. | |
Participants | Inclusion criteria:
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Interventions | Intervention group 1: 5 women received 1.07 mmol (60 mg) ferrous sulphate with a vitamin A placebo daily for 8 weeks. Intervention group 2: 8 women received vitamin A plus iron. Intervention group 3: 7 women received 8.4 µmol (8000 IU) vitamin A as retinyl palmitate with an iron placebo. Control group: 7 women received placebo. |
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Outcomes | Maternal Hb and retinol levels. | |
Notes | Vitamin A levels were measured before starting supplementation. Country: Indonesia. Study setting: local health posts the suburban areas of Bogor in West Java. |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No information provided. |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No information provided. |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Low risk | "Subjects and village volunteers were unaware of group assignment." |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No information provided. |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | No loss of follow‐up reported. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | The protocol of the study is not available at the moment. |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Not enough information provided. |