Table 5.
Mortality rate ratios (MRR) for trial participants after measles vaccine (MV) campaigns compared to before MV campaigns.
Trial Intervention | Recruitment period | Age group | MRR (MV/noMV) | Males | Females |
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II. Neonatal VAS vs placebo NBW 2-dose | 2004–2007 | 0–11 months | 0.63 (0.09–4.60) | 0 | 1.37 (0.19–9.98) |
IV. BCG-at-birth vs delayed BCG to LBW children | 2004–2008 | 0–11 months | 0.77 (0.24–2.46) | 0 | 1.42 (0.44–4.56) |
V. BCG-at-birth vs delayed BCG to LBW children | 2008–2013 | 0–11 months | 0 | 0 | 0 |
VI. OPV + BCG vs BCG-only | 2008–2011 | 0–11 months | 3.10 (0.95–10.1) | 5.98 (1.81–19.7) | 0 |
VII. VAS vs placebo with vaccines; 12 months follow-up | 2007–2010 | 6–17 months | 1.65 (0.77–3.54) | 1.71 (0.66–4.44) | 1.51 (0.45–5.03) |
Combined result | 1.24 (0.74–2.09) | 1.34 (0.68–2.64) | 1.14 (0.55–2.38) |