Evaluation of vitamin A supplementation regimens in Ghanaian postpartum mothers with the use of the modified-relative-dose-response test.

Samuel K Tchum; Sherry A Tanumihardjo; Samuel Newton; Bruno de Benoist; Seth Owusu-Agyei; Fareed KN Arthur; Antonia Tetteh; (2006) Evaluation of vitamin A supplementation regimens in Ghanaian postpartum mothers with the use of the modified-relative-dose-response test. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 84 (6). pp. 1344-1349. ISSN 0002-9165 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/84.6.1344
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BACKGROUND: Vitamin A deficiency is an important public health problem in many developing countries. Women of childbearing age and children are documented as the most affected groups. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to determine the length of time mothers are protected postpartum against vitamin A depletion after receiving either 400,000 IU vitamin A in 2 divided doses or 200,000 IU as a single dose plus a placebo 24 h apart. DESIGN: Mothers (n = 168) were recruited by trained fieldworkers 7-10 d after delivery. Modified-relative-dose-response (MRDR) tests were performed at baseline in 167 women, and vitamin A was administered within 6 wk after delivery. The women were randomly assigned to 2 main treatment groups, and each treatment group was divided into 3 follow-up subgroups. Each subgroup was invited back once at month 1, 3, or 5 for a second MRDR test. RESULTS: The serum retinol concentration and the MRDR value were 1.4 +/- 0.5 micromol/L and 0.048 +/- 0.037, respectively, at baseline. A significant improvement in vitamin A status occurred after vitamin A treatment as assessed by the MRDR test (P < 0.0001). Serum retinol concentrations were not different after vitamin A treatment (P = 0.87). CONCLUSIONS: The mothers had marginally depleted liver reserves of vitamin A at baseline on the basis of MRDR test results. Liver reserves of vitamin A significantly improved in both treatment groups, and the improvement was maintained for >or= 5 mo.

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