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Table 2 Summary of articles included in this review

From: Available studies fail to provide strong evidence of increased risk of diarrhea mortality due to measles in the period 4–26 weeks after measles rash onset

First Author

Year

Country

Population

Design

n

Ages

Intervention

Statistical Model

Covariates

Aaby1

2003

Bangladesh

Rural

Re-analysis of prospective study

16,268

9 months - 60 months

Measles vaccination

Cox proportional hazards

Matched for age. Adjusted for sex, number of siblings, maternal education, size of dwelling

Akramuzzaman

2000

Bangladesh

Urban

Prospective

254

6 months–143 months

None

Relative risk

Age, sex, stunting, vaccination status, mother’s education, number of children in the household,electricity supply, and source of drinking water, SES

Ibrahim

2002

Sudan

Suburban (displaced persons)

Prospective

187

4–168 months

None

Chi-square

None

Koenig

1990

Bangladesh

Rural

Prospective

16,270

9 months - 60 months

Measles vaccination

Cox proportional hazards

Birth order, sex, maternal education level, area of household (SES)

Koster

1981

Bangladesh

Rural

Prospective

5775

<4 years

None

Histogram

N/A

Shahid

1983

Bangladesh

Rural

Retrospective

77

<2 years

None

Crude rates

N/A