Lead author, year, reference | Country | Age group (months) | N zinc/N control | Zinc dosage |
Baruah, 201838 | India | 2–60 | 280/280 | 10 mg ×1 for <7 mo, 20 mg ×1 for ≥7 mo for 2 wk |
Basnet, 201230 | Nepal | 2–35 | 305/305 | 10 mg ×1 for <12 mo, 20 mg ×1 for ≥12 mo until discharge (maximum 14 d) |
Bose, 200634 | India | 2–23 | 150/150 | 10 mg ×2 until discharge (maximum 14 d) |
Brooks, 200435 | Bangladesh | 2–23 | 135/135 | 20 mg/d until discharge |
Fataki, 201429 | Tanzania | 6–36 | 47/45 | 12.5 mg ×2 until discharge |
Howie, 201931 | The Gambia | 2–59 | 303/301 | 10 mg ×1 for <12 mo, 20 mg ×1 for ≥12 mo for 7 d |
Sempértegui, 201436 | Ecuador | 2–59 | 225/225 | 10 mg ×2 until discharge |
Shah, 201237 | Nepal | 2–60 | 64/53 | 20 mg ×1 first day, then 10 mg ×2 for 7 d |
Srinivasan, 201232 | Uganda | 6–59 | 176/176 | 10 mg ×1 for <12 mo, 20 mg ×1 for ≥12 mo for 7 d |
Valentiner-Branth, 201028 | Nepal | 2–35 | 1314/1314 | 10 mg ×1 for <12 mo, 20 mg ×1 for ≥12 mo for 14 d |
Wadhwa, 201333 | India | 2–24 | 274/276 | 10 mg ×2 until recovery (maximum 14 d) |