阿齐思罗米大规模药物管理和儿童生存的溢出:一个集群随机临床试验的二次分析
Ahmed M Arzika1, Abdou Amza2, Ramatou Maliki1
1Centre de Recherche et Interventions en Santé Publique, Birni N'Gaoure, Niger.
针对儿童存活率的大规模阿齐思罗米辛的使用可能会降低婴儿死亡率,特别是当家庭中年长的孩子也接受治疗时. 这一发现支持针对儿童健康的更广泛的公共卫生战略.
科学领域:
- 全球健康 全球健康
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
背景情况:
- 世界卫生组织的指导方针建议为婴儿 (1-11个月) 给予大规模的阿齐思罗迈,以改善儿童的生存率.
- 之前的研究包括了更广泛的年龄范围 (1-59个月),而AVENIR试验表明,当同一家庭的老年儿童 (12-59个月) 被纳入时,可能会有好处.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查阿齐思罗米大规模药物管理的潜在溢出效应.
- 根据家庭中年龄较大的儿童 (12-59个月) 的存在,检查阿兹罗密辛治疗与婴儿 (1-11个月) 死亡率之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 尼日尔AVENIR适应性集群随机临床试验的二次分析.
- 婴儿 (1-11个月) 的全因死亡率在三个手臂中进行了比较:儿童 (1-59个月) 的阿齐思罗米,婴儿 (1-11个月) 的阿齐思罗米,较大的儿童的安慰剂,以及所有儿童的安慰剂.
- 根据家庭中12-59个月的儿童的存在进行子组分析.
主要成果:
- 每1000人年死亡率在儿童组为18.5,婴儿组为22.3,安慰剂组为23.9.
- 在有大兄弟姐妹的婴儿中,比较儿童手臂与婴儿手臂的死亡率发生率比率为0.78 (95% CI,0.65-0.93).
- 对于老兄弟姐妹的存在,没有发现统计学意义上的相互作用,但趋势表明,与接受治疗的老年儿童一起生活的婴儿的死亡率较低.
结论:
- 虽然在统计学上并不显著,但结果表明,当同一个家庭的老年儿童 (12-59个月) 接受大规模阿兹罗米辛治疗时,可能会对婴儿 (1-11个月) 的死亡率有好处.
- 这些发现支持在儿童存活计划中探索更广泛的针对年龄群体的阿齐思罗米辛药物管理策略.
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