Randomised controlled trial of perinatal vitamin D supplementation to prevent early-onset acute respiratory infections among Australian First Nations children: the ‘D-Kids’ study protocol

• Published in: BMJ Open Respiratory Research
• Main Authors: Anne B Chang, Peter S Morris, Tom Snelling, Paul V Licciardi, Michael J Binks, David Simon, E Kim Mulholland, Adrienne Kirby, Heather D'Antoine, Amy S Bleakley, Susan J Pizzutto, Michelle Lamberth, Verity Powell, Jane Nelson, Geetha Rathnayake, Amanda J Leach
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Diseases of the respiratory system; RC705-779; Ari; Aris; First Nations
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2023-001646; https://doaj.org/article/a3e779d152874d75b61d2bd1397259a4

Introduction Globally, acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. While ARI-related mortality is low in Australia, First Nations infants are hospitalised with ARIs up to nine times more often than their non-First Nations counterparts. The gap is wid...