Vitamin A Dose for a Child: Routine, Diarrhea, Measles or Eye Signs (WHO)
Gives the WHO vitamin A dose for a child under 5 by reason.
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Example
- Reason
- Measles
- Age in months
- 18
Result: Measles: vitamin A 200,000 IU by mouth once a day for 2 days (1 to 5 years).
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What you enter
- Reason
- Age in months
- Vitamin A dose in the past month (routine, diarrhea)
- On RUTF (routine, diarrhea)
How this is calculated
Citation
World Health Organization. Vitamin A supplementation in infants and children 6-59 months, 2011 (Table 1); IMCI chart booklet, 2014; Pocket book of hospital care for children, 2013 (section 6.4, Annex 2); Management of severe malnutrition, 1999 (Table 10). Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.