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Table 1 Mortality rates, mortality rates ratios and reductions in mortality in the two cohorts in the intervention and non-intervention zone

From: The implementation of malaria intermittent preventive trialtreatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in infants reduced all-cause mortality in the district of Kolokani, Mali: results from a cluster randomized control

 

Cohort 1 (4-18 months of age)

 

Cohort 2 (4-12 months of age)

 

IPTi-SP

Control

 

IPTi-SP

Control

Death

86

112

 

51

68

Person-days

1,018,825

971,905

 

688,294

652,688

Mortality rate per 1000 children

2.532

3.456

 

2.223

3.126

Unadjusted RR (95% IC)

0.73 (0.55-0.98)

 

0.71 (0.48-1.04)

 

p

0.030

 

0.066

 

Adjusted* RR (IC 95%) in Cox model

0.73 (0.55-0.97)

 

0.71 (0.49-1.02)

 

p* (two-sided)

0.029

 

0.064

 

Reduction in mortality* (%)

27 (3-45)

 

29 (0-49)

 
  1. * adjusted for gender in Cox model
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Malaria Journal

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