Available studies fail to provide strong evidence of increased risk of diarrhea mortality due to measles in the period 4–26 weeks after measles rash onset

Table 2 Summary of articles included in this review

First Author	Year	Country	Population	Design	n	Ages	Intervention	Statistical Model	Covariates
Aaby¹	2003	Bangladesh	Rural	Re-analysis of prospective study	16,268	9 months - 60 months	Measles vaccination	Cox proportional hazards	Matched for age. Adjusted for sex, number of siblings, maternal education, size of dwelling
Akramuzzaman	2000	Bangladesh	Urban	Prospective	254	6 months–143 months	None	Relative risk	Age, sex, stunting, vaccination status, mother’s education, number of children in the household,electricity supply, and source of drinking water, SES
Ibrahim	2002	Sudan	Suburban (displaced persons)	Prospective	187	4–168 months	None	Chi-square	None
Koenig	1990	Bangladesh	Rural	Prospective	16,270	9 months - 60 months	Measles vaccination	Cox proportional hazards	Birth order, sex, maternal education level, area of household (SES)
Koster	1981	Bangladesh	Rural	Prospective	5775	<4 years	None	Histogram	N/A
Shahid	1983	Bangladesh	Rural	Retrospective	77	<2 years	None	Crude rates	N/A

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