Effect of weekly vitamin A supplementation on neonatal deaths by cause of death; intention-to-treat analyses, all live births from 1 June 2003 to 30 September 2008
Placebo | Vitamin A | |
All live births (n) | 31 164 | 31 498 |
Total neonatal deaths | 984 | 941 |
Infection | ||
Infection-specific deaths (n) | 218 | 224 |
Infection-specific deaths/1000 live births | 7.00 | 7.11 |
Adjusted OR* (95% CI) | 1.00 | 1.02 (0.84 to 1.23) |
p Value | – | 0.86 |
Prematurity | ||
Prematurity-specific deaths (n) | 149 | 132 |
Prematurity-specific deaths/1000 live births | 4.78 | 4.19 |
Adjusted OR* (95% CI) | 1.00 | 0.88 (0.68 to 1.14) |
p Value | – | 0.33 |
Asphyxia | ||
Asphyxia-specific deaths (n) | 284 | 284 |
Asphyxia-specific deaths/1000 live births | 9.11 | 9.02 |
Adjusted OR* (95% CI) | 1.00 | 0.99 (0.83 to 1.19) |
p Value | – | 0.95 |
Other deaths† | ||
Other deaths (n) | 128 | 117 |
Other specific deaths/1000 live births | 4.11 | 3.71 |
Adjusted OR* (95% CI) | 1.00 | 0.89 (0.69 to 1.17) |
p Value | – | 0.41 |
Unexplained | ||
Unexplained deaths (n) | 175 | 156 |
Unexplained deaths/1000 live births | 5.62 | 4.95 |
Adjusted OR* (95% CI) | 1.00 | 0.88 (0.71 to 1.10) |
p Value | – | 0.26 |
Cause of death not ascertained | ||
Unascertained deaths (n) | 30 | 28 |
Unascertained deaths/1000 live births | 0.96 | 0.89 |
Adjusted OR* (95% CI) | 1.00 | 0.92 (0.55 to 1.55) |
p Value | – | 0.76 |