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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: There were no significant differences in outcome between the azithromycin group (n = 1, 096) and the placebo group (n = 1, 087) in respect of preterm birth (16. 8 % versus 17. 4 %), odds ratio (OR) 0. 96, 95 % confidence interval (0. 76-1. 21) ; mean gestational age at delivery (38. 5 versus 38. 4 weeks), mean difference 0. 16 (-0. 08 to 0. 40) ; mean birthweight (3. 03 versus 2. 99 kg), mean difference 0. 04 (-0. 005 to 0. 08) ; perinatal deaths (4. 3 % versus 5. 0 %), OR 0. 85 (0. 53-1. 38) ; or maternal malarial parasitaemia (11. 5 % versus 10. 1 %), OR 1. 11 (0. 84-1. 49) and anaemia (44. 1 % versus 41. 3 %) at 28-32 weeks, OR 1. 07 (0. 88-1. 30).