Methods	Randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial conducted in Ghana
Participants	Recruited from the community, at least 2 h old, able to tolerate oral feeds and the family was likely to stay in the area. Parental consent was needed for inclusion to study.
Interventions	Intervention: Vitamin A: single dose: each dose was 50,000 IU
	Control: Placebo
	Common intervention given to all groups: Vitamin E
Outcomes	Primary outcome: All‐cause mortality
	Other outcomes: Diarrhea, vomiting, bulging fontanelle, irritability, fever
Notes	Some of the participants were HIV positive