TABLE 4. Neonatal Deaths at Baseline (2008–2009) and Endline (2013) by Study Arm and Timing of Deaths, Rural Ethiopia
Timing of Neonatal DeathsComparisonInterventionIntervention vs. Comparison
Denominator NMortality Rate (n)Denominator NMortality Rate (n)Adjusted Risk Ratioa (95% CI)P Value
Days 0–27
    Baseline9,531 live births33.6 (320)9,600 live births35.0 (336)0.94 (0.72, 1.22).61
    Endline9,003 live births22.7 (204)9,744 live births24.2 (236)
Days 0–1
    Baseline9,531 live births19.4 (185)9,600 live births17.4 (167)1.04 (0.70, 1.55).83
    Endline9,003 live births11.6 (104)9,744 live births15.0 (146)
Days 2–27
    Baseline9,346 surviving day 114.4 (135)9,433 surviving day 117.9 (169)0.83 (0.55, 1.24).33
    Endline8,899 surviving day 111.2 (100)9,598 surviving day 19.4 (90)
  • Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.

  • a Endline intervention vs. comparison, adjusted for baseline mortality risk and region.