Table 4.

Infant infection outcomes

Primary outcome	Control group	Intervention group	Difference (95% CI)
	n = 48	n = 51
Screen positive on IMCI form at any point within 90 days after birth	14 (29.2%)	16 (31.4%)	2.2 (− 15.9:20.3)
Sepsis deaths	1 (2.1%)	0	− 2.1 (not calculable)
Clinically diagnosed infection in health centre or hospital	8 (16.7%)	11 (21.6%)	4.9 (− 10.5:20.3)
Mother reported infant infection	19 (39.6%)	26 (51.0%)	11.4 (−8.1:30.9)
Infant received antibiotics	8 (16.7%)	14 (27.5%)	10.8 (− 5.4:26.9)
Infant was hospitalised	3 (6.3%)	6 (11.8%)	5.5 (− 5.7:16.7)
Total with any evidence of non-malaria infection (positive screen, maternal report, or clinical diagnosis)	27 (56.3%)	28 (54.9%)	− 1.3 (− 20.9:18.2)