O' Dempsey 1996.
Methods | Women were randomized to receive either pneumococcal vaccine or control vaccine. | |
Participants | Country: The Gambia.
Number: 75 women in the intervention group and 75 women in the control group. Mean age: 22.0 years. Mean gestational age: 38.0 weeks. |
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Interventions | 23‐valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine vs meningococcal vaccine. | |
Outcomes | Incidence of neonatal pneumonia. Incidence of neonatal meningitis. Incidence of neonatal otitis media. Neonatal antibody levels (GM). Maternal antibody levels (GM). | |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Details were not reported. |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Details were not reported. |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Lack of blinding would be unlikely to affect results. |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Lack of blinding would be unlikely to affect results. |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | 1/150 were lost to follow‐up. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | All outcomes were predefined and reported. |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Vaccines were provided by industry sponsorship, but none of the authors affiliated with the company. |