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NNTs - Paediatrics

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Obstetrics and Gynaecology
CONDITION OR DISORDER INTERVENTION EVENTS BEING PREVENTED CER EER DURATION OF FOLLOW-UP NNT
Young poor children in India Zinc supplementation Fewer episodes of diarrhoea lasting less than 7 days 17% 10% 7 days 15
Severity of diarrhoea (lower rate of watery stools) 30% 24% 7 days 17
Evidence-Based Medicine 1996;1(3):75.
Infants Acellular pertussis vaccination compared with DT alone Pertussis 15% 6.4% 21 to 24 months 12
Evidence-Based Medicine 1996;1(1):5.


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