Question

A 2 year old boy weighing 12 kg has vitamin A deficiency. What is the recommended oral dose of vitamin A?

• A. 50,000 I.U.
• B. 1 lakh I.U.
• C. 1.5 lakh I.U.
• D. 2 lakh I.U.

Hint:

Child over 1 year and over 8 kg gets 200,000 IU orally.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Frame the answer by the WHO age/weight tiers for vitamin A. Infants under 6 months get $50{,}000$ IU, those 6-12 months or under 8 kg get $100{,}000$ IU, and children over 1 year up to 6 years get $200{,}000$ IU.
Step 2: A 2 year old at 12 kg clearly falls in the over-1-year, over-8-kg category, so the prescribed oral dose is $200{,}000$ IU, equal to 2 lakh IU.
Step 3: The schedule repeats the dose the following day and again after 2-4 weeks, confirming the high oral mega-dose choice. \[\boxed{2\ \text{lakh I.U.}}\]