National immunisation campaigns with oral polio vaccine may reduce all-cause mortality: Analysis of 2004-2019 demographic surveillance data in rural Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Campaigns Child mortality Eradication Non-specific effects of vaccines OPV Oral polio vaccine

Journal

EClinicalMedicine
ISSN: 2589-5370
Titre abrégé: EClinicalMedicine
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101733727

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jun 2021
Historique:
received: 07 01 2021
revised: 19 04 2021
accepted: 20 04 2021
entrez: 27 5 2021
pubmed: 28 5 2021
medline: 28 5 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

West African studies have suggested that national immunisation campaigns with oral polio vaccine (C-OPV) may non-specifically reduce all-cause child mortality rate by 15-25%. We investigated whether C-OPVs had similar non-specific effects in rural Bangladesh from 2004 to 2019. Chakaria, is a health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) in Southern Bangladesh. From 2004-2011 the HDSS covered a random sample of households; from 2012 to 2019 it covered a random sample of villages. Using Cox proportional hazards models, we calculated hazard ratios (HR) comparing mortality for children under 3 years of age after C-OPV versus before C-OPV to assess the effect of receiving a C-OPV. We allowed for different baseline hazard function in the two periods (2004-2011, 2012-2019), with separate models for each period. There were 768 deaths (2.1%) amongst 36,176 children. The HR after C-OPV was 0.69 (95% confidence interval: 0.52-0.90). National campaigns providing vitamin A or measles vaccine did not have similar effects. Each additional dose of C-OPV was associated with a reduction in the mortality rate by 6% (-2 to 13%). The number needed to treat with C-OPV to save one life between 0 and 35 months of age was 88 (81-96). This is the fourth study to show that C-OPV has beneficial non-specific effects on child survival. All studies have shown a beneficial effect of C-OPV on child health. Stopping OPV as planned after polio eradication without any mitigation plan could have detrimental effects for overall child health in low-income countries. The Chakaria HDSS was funded by international sponsors. No sponsor had any influence on the preparation of the article.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
West African studies have suggested that national immunisation campaigns with oral polio vaccine (C-OPV) may non-specifically reduce all-cause child mortality rate by 15-25%. We investigated whether C-OPVs had similar non-specific effects in rural Bangladesh from 2004 to 2019.
METHODS METHODS
Chakaria, is a health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) in Southern Bangladesh. From 2004-2011 the HDSS covered a random sample of households; from 2012 to 2019 it covered a random sample of villages. Using Cox proportional hazards models, we calculated hazard ratios (HR) comparing mortality for children under 3 years of age after C-OPV versus before C-OPV to assess the effect of receiving a C-OPV. We allowed for different baseline hazard function in the two periods (2004-2011, 2012-2019), with separate models for each period.
FINDINGS RESULTS
There were 768 deaths (2.1%) amongst 36,176 children. The HR after C-OPV was 0.69 (95% confidence interval: 0.52-0.90). National campaigns providing vitamin A or measles vaccine did not have similar effects. Each additional dose of C-OPV was associated with a reduction in the mortality rate by 6% (-2 to 13%). The number needed to treat with C-OPV to save one life between 0 and 35 months of age was 88 (81-96).
INTERPRETATION CONCLUSIONS
This is the fourth study to show that C-OPV has beneficial non-specific effects on child survival. All studies have shown a beneficial effect of C-OPV on child health. Stopping OPV as planned after polio eradication without any mitigation plan could have detrimental effects for overall child health in low-income countries.
FUNDING BACKGROUND
The Chakaria HDSS was funded by international sponsors. No sponsor had any influence on the preparation of the article.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34041458
doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100886
pii: S2589-5370(21)00166-8
pmc: PMC8144662
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

100886

Informations de copyright

© 2021 The Authors.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Auteurs

Sebastian Nielsen (S)

Bandim Health Project, OPEN (Odense Patient data Explorative Network), Institute of Clinical Research, WP 9, J. B. Winsløws Vej 9a, 5000 Odense, Denmark.
Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, Bissau.

Md Abdul Khalek (MA)

Health System and Population Studies Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Mohakhali, Dhaka, BD 1212, Bangladesh.

Christine Stabell Benn (CS)

Bandim Health Project, OPEN (Odense Patient data Explorative Network), Institute of Clinical Research, WP 9, J. B. Winsløws Vej 9a, 5000 Odense, Denmark.
Danish Institute of Advanced Science, Odense University Hospital and University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230Odense, Denmark.

Peter Aaby (P)

Bandim Health Project, OPEN (Odense Patient data Explorative Network), Institute of Clinical Research, WP 9, J. B. Winsløws Vej 9a, 5000 Odense, Denmark.
Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, Bissau.

Syed Manzoor Ahmed Hanifi (SMA)

Health System and Population Studies Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Mohakhali, Dhaka, BD 1212, Bangladesh.

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