Table 1 State of the existing academic literature on topical application of chlorhexidine on the umbilical cord stump
Risk of omphalitis/1000 | Neonatal mortality/1000 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Author, Year | Country | Intervention | Control | Adjusted RR | Intervention | Control | Adjusted RR |
Mullany, 2006 [6] | Nepal | 30.1 | 62.7 | 0.46 (0 · 36, 0 · 59) | 14.6 | 19.3 | 0 · 76 (0 · 55, 1 · 04) |
Soofi, 2012 [7] | Pakistan | 31.7 | 75.9 | 0.58 (0 · 41, 0 · 82) | 22.8 | 36.1 | 0.62 (0 · 45, 0 · 85) |
Arifeen, 2012 [8] | Bangladesh | 14.7 | 26 | 0.55 (0 · 31, 0 · 95) | 26.6 | 28.3 | 0.94 (0 · 78, 1 · 14) |
Sazawal, 2016 [10] | Tanzania | 78.4 | 115.5 | 0.65 (0 · 61, 0 · 70) | 10.5 | 11.7 | 0.90 (0 · 74, 1 · 09) |
Semrau, 2016 [9] | Zambia | 4.43 | 6.1 | 0.73 (0 · 47, 1 · 13) | 15.2 | 13.6 | 1.12 (0 · 88, 1 · 44) |