Effects of Honey on Oral Mucositis among Pediatric Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemo/Radiotherapy Treatment at King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Table 2

Absolute Risk Reduction (ARR) and Number Needed to Treat (NNT) for developing grade III and IV oral mucositis, Candida, and aerobic bacterial infections with 95% CI between honey and control group.

	Honey ()	Control ()	ARR (95% CI)	NNT (95% CI)	value
Grade III and IV mucositis	4 (20)	11 (55)	35 (9.6–61.7)	2 (2–10)	0.02
Candida	2 (10)	12 (60)	50 (20.7–69.5)	2 (1–5)	0.003
Aerobic plate count	2 (10)	12 (60)	50 (20.7–69.5)	2 (1–5)	0.003

Absolute Risk Reduction; Number Needed to Treat.