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. 2020 May 24;20:317. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03008-5

Table 2.

Outcomes among women delivering in primary and secondary prevention clusters

N Primary Prevention1,2 Secondary Prevention1,3 ICC Estimate4 95% CI P value5
Non-inferiority test
 Hb change 2654 N = 1555 N = 1099
 Mean (SD) −0.37 (0.91) −0.45 (0.76) 0.16 β = -0.01 Not less than -0.276 0.535
Secondary outcomes
 Hb drop ≥2 g/dL 2654 N = 1555 N = 1099
81 (5.2%) 28 (2.6%) 0.07 RR = 0.46 0.15, 1.37 0.161
 Post-delivery Hb 2654 N = 1555 N = 1099
 Mean (SD) 10.9 (1.2) 10.8 (1.2) 0.10 β = 0.08 −0.26, 0.42 0.616
 PPH diagnosis 2654 N = 1555 N = 1093
5 (0.3%) 6 (0.6%) 0.02 RR = 2.17 0.28, 16.46 0.455
 Transfer to higher level care 2654 N = 1555 N = 1099
2 (0.1%) 1 (0.1%) < 0.01 RR = 0.77 0.09, 6.46 0.810
 Additional uterotonics7 2654 N = 1555 N = 1099
4 (0.3%) 2 (0.2%) 0.01 RR = 0.52 0.05, 5.15 0.573

1Results are presented as N (%) except where otherwise noted

2All 1555 in primary prevention clusters received 600mcg oral misoprostol; 9/1555 (0.6%) women in primary prevention clusters soaked the underpad

3112/1099 (10.2%) women in secondary prevention clusters soaked the underpad; 117 (10.7%) women in secondary prevention clusers received 800mcg misoprostol, including all 112 who soaked the underpad

4β Regression coefficient derived incorporating generalized estimating equations (GEE), RR Risk ratio derived from log-binomial regression incorporating generalized estimating equations (GEE)

5P value for Hb change is one-sided, all other p values are two-sided

6One sided 95% CI for non-inferiority test, pre-defined non-inferiority margin = -0.3

7Additional uterotonics administered at place of birth or at the hospital if transferred