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. 2011 Jan 25;377(9764):516–525. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62049-1

Table.

Percentage of deaths averted with 99% coverage of selected interventions for the ASEAN region and for subgroups, as defined by mortality reduction patterns

Level of evidence* Subgroup 1 Subgroup 2 Subgroup 3 ASEAN region
Maternal deaths averted (%)
Basic emergency obstetric care (clinic) Moderate 0·05 19·4 21·5 19·0
Comprehensive emergency obstetric care High 1·6 55·1 55·6 52·9
Basic postabortion case management Moderate 8·8 5·8 5·8 5·9
Comprehensive postabortion case management High 12·1 6·5 6·5 6·7
Neonatal deaths averted (%)
Basic emergency obstetric care (clinic) Moderate 0·03 11·7 17·2 12·8
Comprehensive emergency obstetric care Moderate 0·1 22·8 31·1 24·1
Antenatal corticosteroids for preterm labour High 7·3 20·1 17·2 18·5
Kangaroo care Moderate 20·3 20·6 16·8 19·4
Child (including postneonatal) deaths averted (%)
Use of safe water connection in the home Moderate 3·1 13·4 11·3 12·3
Pneumococcal vaccine High 2·9 9·8 7·6 8·7
Pneumonia case management (oral antibiotics) High 5·7 19·0 15·9 17·4
Zinc for diarrhoea treatment High 1·2 5·0 3·9 4·4

Examples were selected for cases in which interventions might make the biggest differences and that indicate an approach to the use of LiST analysis. Level of evidence based on Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) assessment using the Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group (CHERG) methods.23, 28 Subgroup 1=Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand; subgroup 2=the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam; and subgroup 3=Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar. ASEAN=Association of Southeast Asian Nations.