Comparison 1: antibiotic alone or antibiotic with other newborn care… showed no clear difference in neonatal mortality ‐ antibiotics alone compared with standard care (moderate certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Community‐based antibiotic delivery for possible serious bacterial infections in neonates in low‐ and middle‐income… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.07 [0.89, 1.29]
1 study · 18747 participants
Moderate
Community‐based antibiotic delivery for possible serious bacterial infections in neonates in low‐ and middle‐income… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.76 [0.62, 0.94]
4 studies · 106387 participants
Moderate

Comparison 1: route of antibiotic vs usual care

Neonatal mortality ‐ injectable antibiotic · neonates with sepsis

Comparison 1: route of antibiotic probably leads to lower neonatal mortality ‐ injectable antibiotic compared with standard care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Community‐based antibiotic delivery for possible serious bacterial infections in neonates in low‐ and middle‐income… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.67 [0.51, 0.88]
1 study · 5684 participants
Moderate

Comparison 1: referral or full course of antibiotics vs usual care

Neonatal mortality ‐ first dose and referral · neonates with sepsis

Comparison 1: referral or full course of antibiotics may leads to lower neonatal mortality ‐ first dose and referral compared with standard care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Community‐based antibiotic delivery for possible serious bacterial infections in neonates in low‐ and middle‐income… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.57 [0.38, 0.83]
1 study · 3355 participants
Low

Comparison 1: route of antibiotic vs usual care

Neonatal mortality ‐ oral + injectable antibiotics · neonates with sepsis

Comparison 1: route of antibiotic showed no clear difference in neonatal mortality ‐ oral + injectable antibiotics compared with standard care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Community‐based antibiotic delivery for possible serious bacterial infections in neonates in low‐ and middle‐income… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.99 [0.92, 1.06]
2 studies · 79227 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Neonatal mortality (deaths per 1000 live births) Â · Children under 3 years of age in rural villages

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes neonatal mortality (deaths per 1000 live births) Â (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Strategies for integrating primary health services in low‐ and middle‐income countries at the point of delivery 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
10 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Neonatal mortality1 (deaths per 1000 live births) Â · Couples, women and children in villages and districts

1 finding from 1 review

Strategies for integrating primary health services in low‐ and middle‐income countries at the point of delivery 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
10 participants
Very low