Mass Azithromycin Distribution to Prevent Childhood Mortality: A Pooled Analysis of Cluster-Randomized Trials

06 Mar 2019
Catherine E. Oldenburg, Ahmed M. Arzika, Abdou Amza, Teshome Gebre, Khumbo Kalua, Zakayo Mrango, Sun Y. Cotter, Sheila K. West, Robin L. Bailey, Paul M. Emerson, Kieran S. O’Brien, Travis C. Porco, Jeremy D. Keenan, Thomas M. Lietman

This study assesses the sum of the evidence of the effect of azithromycin MDA on child mortality in a pooled analysis of cluster-randomized trials. We further sought to address sources of heterogeneity of effects of the relationship between azithromycin MDA and child mortality.