TABLE 3.

Change in Neonatal Mortality Across 2 Districts in Rwanda Where All Babies Count Initiative Was Implemented

IndicatorBaselineEndpointaOR (95% CI)a
Neonatal mortality (deaths/1,000 live births)
Aggregate30.1 (103/3,426)19.6 (57/2,902)0.54 (0.36, 0.83)
Southern Kayonza35.4 (55/1,553)18.5 (24/1,295)
Kirehe25.6 (48/1,873)20.5 (33/1,607)
Facility neonatal deaths in preterm infants/1,000 preterm and LBW live births
Aggregate198.8 (32/161)100.6 (18/179)0.47 (0.25, 0.90)
Southern Kayonza290.3 (18/62)134.3 (9/67)
Kirehe141.4 (14/99)80.4 (9/112)
Facility neonatal deaths in non-preterm babies/1,000 non-preterm and LBW live births in district
Aggregate10.4 (36/3,446)7.5 (24/3,181)0.60 (0.36, 1.02)
Southern Kayonza7.9 (11/1,387)5.9 (7/1,177)
Kirehe12.1 (25/2,059)8.5 (17/2,004)
Facility stillborn rate (macerated and fresh)/total per 1,000 births  
Aggregate23.4 (84/3,590)28.8 (99/3,436)
Southern Kayonza20.7 (29/1,398)34.5 (44/1,274)1.71 (1.06, 2.75)
Kirehe25.1 (55/2,192)25.4 (55/2,162)0.90 (0.61, 1.32)
  • Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; LBW, low birth weight.

  • a Odds estimates from models stratified by district only provided if test for interaction between district and time in regression was statistically significant at 0.05 level.