Table 5.
A review of effectiveness estimates for live vaccines
| Author (year of publication) | Study design | Type of vaccine | Control | Age of study population | Overall vaccine effectiveness | Lower confidence interval limit | Upper confidence interval limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandrova (1986) |
RCT |
Live |
Placebo |
3-15 years |
0.55 |
0.51 |
0.60 |
| Khan (1996) |
RCT |
Live |
Placebo |
9-12 years |
0.47 |
0.35 |
0.61 |
| Rudenko (1993) |
RCT |
Live |
Placebo |
7-14 years |
Year 1: 0.48
Year 2: 0.41 |
0.22
0.14 |
0.58
0.54 |
| Rudenko (1996) |
RCT |
Live |
No intervention |
3-15 years |
Year 1: 0.36
Year 2: 0.48 |
0.33
0.45 |
0.39
0.50 |
| Gaglani (2004) |
Cohort study |
Live |
No intervention |
1.5-18 years |
Year 1: 0.22
Year 2: 0.21 |
0.11
0.10 |
0.32
0.31 |
| Halloran (2003) |
Cohort study |
Live |
No intervention |
1.5-18 years |
0.18 |
0.11 |
0.24 |
| Piedra (2005) |
Cohort study |
Live |
Placebo |
1.5-5 years |
0.07 |
0.05 |
0.09 |
| Piedra (2007) | Cohort study | Live | No intervention | 5-18 years | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.50 |