Efficacy of prophylactic intermittent zinc supplementation for reducing acute respiratory infections and diarrhoea in infants: A randomized controlled trial

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Randomized Controlled Trial

World J Clin Pediatr. Dec 9, 2025; 14(4): 109022
Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.109022

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants, n (%)

Characteristic	Intervention group (Zinc group), n = 160	Control group, n = 160	P value
Mean age, month; mean ± SD	2.2 (0.7)	2.3 (0.6)	0.40
Weight, gram; mean ± SD	4140 (136)	4137 (122)	0.83
Length, cm; mean ± SD	56.3 (1.7)	56.5 (1.1)	0.08
Male:Female ratio	0.75	0.74	0.97
Lower & upper lower SES	78/160 (49)	82/160 (51)	0.66
Lower middle, upper middle & upper SES	82/160 (51)	78/160 (49)	0.66
Exclusive breast feeding	114/160 (71)	119/160 (74)	0.53
Maternal education level			0.41
None or below primary	115/160 (72)	109/160 (68)
Primary	36/160 (22)	39/160 (24)
Secondary or above	9/160 (6)	12/160 (8)

SES: Socioeconomic status.

Citation: Kumar CM, Ghorui A, Hamsay K. Efficacy of prophylactic intermittent zinc supplementation for reducing acute respiratory infections and diarrhoea in infants: A randomized controlled trial. World J Clin Pediatr 2025; 14(4): 109022
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2219-2808/full/v14/i4/109022.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.109022

Kumar CM, Ghorui A, Hamsay K. Efficacy of prophylactic intermittent zinc supplementation for reducing acute respiratory infections and diarrhoea in infants: A randomized controlled trial. World J Clin Pediatr 2025; 14(4): 109022 [PMID: 41255660 DOI: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.109022]

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