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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of include trials

From: Can the use of azithromycin during labour reduce the incidence of infection among puerperae and newborns? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Author

Single vs. Multicenter

Regions

Average age(Years)

(I/C)

Gestational age(Weeks)(I/C)

Duration of rupture of membranes (Hours)

(I/C)

Sample size(n)

Azithromycin group

(M/N)

Placebo group

(M/N)

Tita

2016

Multicenter

America

28.2 ± 6.1/

28.4 ± 6.5

38.9 ± 2.3/

39.0 ± 2.3

NA

1,019/

1,019

994/994

Oluwalan-a 2017

Single

Gambia

IQR:

26(22–30)/

25(22–30)

IQR:

36(35–38)/

36(35–38)

0.4(0.1–1.8)/

0.3(0.1–1.3)

414/419

415/424

Jyothi 2019

Single

Chandigarh and India

26.42 ± 2.65/

27.39 ± 3.03

36.41 ± 2.77/36.75 ± 2.71

4.48 ± 3.87/

4.34 ± 4.01

100/100

100/100

Subrama-niam 2021

Multicenter

Cameroon

27.2 ± 5.3/

26.0 ± 5.3

39.4 ± 1.5/

39.2 ± 1.4

15.7(2.6–29.7)/15.6 (3.4–27.7)

253/257

250/255

Roca 2023

Multicenter

Gambia and Burkina Faso

IQR:

27(22–31)/

26 (22–31)

NA

0.3(0.1–1.5)/

0.3 (0.1–1.4)

5,802/

5,889

5,823/

5,894

Tita

2023

Multicenter

Africa,Asia and Latin America

IQR:

24(21–28)/

24 (21–28)

38.9 ± 2.3/

39.0 ± 2.3

NA

14,590/

14,687

14,688/

14,782

  1. I = intervention group;C = control group;M = mothers;N = newborns;NA = Not applicable;
  2. IQR = interquartile range