Table 2.

Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births) for baseline and intervention years, for intervention and control areas, four women’s group trials

	Nepal				India								Bangladesh						Malawi
	Control		Intervention		Control				Intervention				Control			Intervention			Control				Intervention
	Y1	Y2	Y1	Y2	B	Y1	Y2	Y3	B	Y1	Y2	Y3	B	Y1	Y2	B	Y1	Y2	B	Y1	Y2	Y3	B	Y1	Y2	Y3
Total	40	33	31	21	52	51	58	63	60	53	36	35	32	29	31	36	26	16	30	29	34	22	28	33	16	18
Marginalization
Less marginalized	34	30	25	24	49	43	58	56	44	56	35	41	32	27	30	34	23	16	33	26	35	20	31	33	17	17
Most marginalized	44	39	43	18	56	60	59	70	71	52	37	30	32	38	37	43	35	17	23	39	29	33	16	31	15	23
Literacy
Literate	38	32	18	16	44	42	54	59	36	51	37	34	29	26	29	34	23	16	31	25	34	18	35	36	17	17
Illiterate	40	36	40	26	55	55	60	64	67	54	36	35	39	41	36	42	33	16	30	36	33	29	16	27	15	19
Economic status
Less poor	33	30	24	27	49	44	56	51	49	57	26	40	27	25	28	33	21	11	35	27	28	20	18	25	17	15
Poorest	46	36	38	16	55	56	60	72	65	52	40	33	36	33	33	38	29	20	27	31	38	24	35	39	16	20

B, baseline; Y1, intervention year 1; Y2, intervention year 2; Y3, intervention year 3.