Cochrane · systematic review · CD002959

Vaccines for women for preventing neonatal tetanus

Demicheli, V, Barale, A, Rivetti, A · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library

Pregnancy and ChildbirthAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
14
current version
GRADE rated
14
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 28.6%Moderate 10 · 71.4%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Tetanus toxoid versus influenza vaccine for women to prevent neonatal tetanus

Population: women aged between 13 and 45 years.
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Neonatal tetanus deaths ‐ 1 dose
Tetanus toxoid vs influenza vaccine
RR 0.57 [0.26, 1.24]1 study · 494 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Neonatal tetanus deaths ‐ 2 or 3 doses
Tetanus toxoid vs influenza vaccine
RR 0.02 [0, 0.3]1 study · 688 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
All causes of deaths ‐ 1 dose
Tetanus toxoid vs influenza vaccine
RR 1.08 [0.65, 1.79]1 study · 494 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
All causes of deaths ‐ 2 or 3 doses
Tetanus toxoid vs influenza vaccine
RR 0.31 [0.17, 0.55]1 study · 688 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Neonatal tetanus cases ‐ Any dose
Tetanus toxoid vs influenza vaccine
RR 0.2 [0.1, 0.4]1 study · 1182 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias

Tetanus diphtheria toxoid immunisation of women of reproductive age compared with cholera toxoid for preventing neonatal mortality

Population: women of reproductive age ≥ 15 years.
2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Neonatal mortality in the first 28 days of life
Tetanus diphtheria toxoid immunisation of women of reproductive age vs cholera toxoid
RR 0.68 [0.56, 0.82]1 study · 8641 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness
Neonatal mortality between day 4‐14 of life
Tetanus diphtheria toxoid immunisation of women of reproductive age vs cholera toxoid
RR 0.38 [0.27, 0.55]1 study · 8641 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness

Local and systemic reactions after administration of Tetanus Diphtheria acelluar Pertussis vaccine versus saline placebo in pregnant women

Population: patients with local and systemic reactions
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Injection site reactions ‐ pain at injection site
Local and systemic reactions after administration of Tetanus Diphtheria acelluar Pertussis vaccine vs saline placebo
RR 5.68 [1.54, 20.94]1 study · 48 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Injection site reactions ‐ erythema ‐ redness
Local and systemic reactions after administration of Tetanus Diphtheria acelluar Pertussis vaccine vs saline placebo
RR 1.36 [0.15, 12.05]1 study · 48 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Injection site reactions ‐ induration ‐ swelling
Local and systemic reactions after administration of Tetanus Diphtheria acelluar Pertussis vaccine vs saline placebo
RR 3.29 [0.18, 60.05]1 study · 48 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Systemic reactions ‐ fever (oral temperature ≥ 38°C)
Local and systemic reactions after administration of Tetanus Diphtheria acelluar Pertussis vaccine vs saline placebo
RR 1.41 [0.06, 32.78]1 study · 48 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Systemic reactions ‐ headache
Local and systemic reactions after administration of Tetanus Diphtheria acelluar Pertussis vaccine vs saline placebo
RR 1.67 [0.54, 5.11]1 study · 48 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Systemic reactions ‐ malaise
Local and systemic reactions after administration of Tetanus Diphtheria acelluar Pertussis vaccine vs saline placebo
RR 0.91 [0.19, 4.43]1 study · 48 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Systemic reactions ‐ myalgia
Local and systemic reactions after administration of Tetanus Diphtheria acelluar Pertussis vaccine vs saline placebo
RR 5.18 [0.3, 88.02]1 study · 48 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision