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. 2020 Jun;8(6):597–608. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(19)30479-5

Table 3.

Efficacy of maternal inactivated influenza vaccine on episodes of PCR-confirmed influenza in women vaccinated at any time prepartum

Intervention
Control
Incidence rate ratio (95% CI) Vaccine efficacy, % (95% CI) p value
Cases Person-time* Incidence, per 1000 person-years Cases Person-time* Incidence, per 1000 person-years
Cumulative episodes
≤2 months after vaccination
Nepal 9 307·8 29·2 12 307·7 39·0 0·75 (0·32 to 1·78) 25 (−78 to 68) 0·51
Mali 6 350·1 17·1 19 346·7 54·8 0·31 (0·12 to 0·79) 69 (21 to 88) 0·01
South Africa 8 175·8 45·5 14 173·5 80·7 0·56 (0·24 to 1·34) 44 (−34 to 76) 0·20
Pooled 23 833·7 27·6 45 827·9 54·4 0·51 (0·31 to 0·84) 49 (16 to 69) 0·01
≤4 months after vaccination
Nepal 20 615·7 32·5 22 615·3 35·8 0·91 (0·50 to 1·66) 9 (−66 to 50) 0·76
Mali 7 694·1 10·0 26 688·0 37·8 0·27 (0·12 to 0·61) 73 (39 to 88) 0·002
South Africa 16 347·2 46·1 28 343·6 81·5 0·56 (0·30 to 1·04) 44 (−4 to 70) 0·07
Pooled 43 1657·0 26·0 76 1647·0 46·1 0·56 (0·39 to 0·82) 44 (18 to 61) 0·003
≤6 months after vaccination
Nepal 26 910·2 28·6 30 909·7 33·0 0·87 (0·51 to 1·46) 13 (−46 to 49) 0·59
Mali 9 1012·6 8·9 37 1004·9 36·8 0·24 (0·12 to 0·50) 76 (50 to 88) <0·001
South Africa 18 494·5 36·4 36 490·2 73·4 0·50 (0·28 to 0·87) 50 (13 to 72) 0·02
Pooled 53 2417·2 21·9 103 2404·8 42·8 0·51 (0·37 to 0·71) 49 (29 to 63) <0·001
Non-cumulative episodes
≤2 months after vaccination
Nepal 9 307·8 29·2 12 307·7 39·0 0·75 (0·32 to 1·78) 25 (−78 to 68) 0·51
Mali 6 350·1 17·1 19 346·5 54·8 0·31 (0·12 to 0·78) 69 (22 to 88) 0·01
South Africa 8 175·8 45·5 14 173·5 80·7 0·56 (0·24 to 1·34) 44 (−34 to 76) 0·20
Pooled 23 833·7 27·6 45 827·9 54·4 0·51 (0·31 to 0·84) 49 (16 to 69) 0·01
>2–4 months after vaccination
Nepal 11 307·8 35·7 10 307·6 32·5 1·10 (0·47 to 2·59) −10 (−159 to 53) 0·83
Mali 1 344·0 2·9 7 341·4 20·5 0·14 (0·02 to 1·15) 86 (−15 to 98) 0·07
South Africa 8 171·4 46·6 14 170·1 82·3 0·57 (0·24 to 1·35) 43 (−35 to 76) 0·20
Pooled 20 823·3 24·3 31 819·1 37·8 0·64 (0·36 to 1·12) 36 (−12 to 64) 0·12
>4–6 months after vaccination
Nepal 6 294·6 20·4 8 294·4 27·2 0·75 (0·26 to 2·16) 25 (−116 to 74) 0·59
Mali 2 318·4 6·0 11 316·8 33·3 0·18 (0·04 to 0·82) 81 (18 to 96) 0·03
South Africa 2 147·2 13·6 8 146·6 54·6 0·25 (0·05 to 1·17) 75 (−17 to 95) 0·08
Pooled 10 760·2 13·2 27 757·8 35·6 0·37 (0·18 to 0·76) 63 (24 to 82) 0·01

Women might have had repeat episodes of influenza.

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Person-time was calculated consistently across sites and might be different from original site publication.