Table 2 Results of the first-round survey in the intervention and control arms
Variables | Intervention | Control | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % or mean (SDb) | N | % or mean (SD) | ||
Caregiver’s age (years) | 999 | 29.00 (7.16) | 957 | 28.86 (6.78) | |
Religion of respondent | Christian | 614 | 61.50% | 599 | 62.60% |
Traditionalist | 280 | 28.00% | 256 | 26.80% | |
Education level of respondent | Graduated basic school | 188 | 23.6% | 165 | 22.5% |
Dropped out of basic school | 455 | 57.2% | 406 | 55.3% | |
Graduated secondary school | 19 | 2.4% | 24 | 3.3% | |
Possession of NHISa Card | Have a valid card | 332 | 33.2% | 328 | 34.3% |
Age of the youngest child under-5 child (In months) | 989 | 22.97 (15.95) | 946 | 21.97 (15.94) | |
Youngest child’s sex | Male | 505 | 50.6% | 483 | 50.5% |
Main source of drinking water for the last-born child | Hand-dug well | 268 | 26.8% | 248 | 25.9% |
Sachet water | 202 | 20.2% | 223 | 23.3% | |
Borehole | 190 | 19.0% | 141 | 14.7% | |
Bottled water | 163 | 16.3% | 150 | 15.7% | |
Public standpipe | 70 | 7.0% | 96 | 10.0% | |
Possession of Child Health Record Book | 689 | 69.0% | 671 | 70.1% | |
Most recently measured weight of the last-born child | Average weight (kg) | 689 | 9.14 (2.60) | 671 | 8.92 (2.66) |
Diarrhea incidence in the last-born child | 175 | 17.5% | 192 | 20.1% | |
Provision of ORS to the last-born child having diarrhea | 94 | 53.7% | 97 | 50.5% | |
Febrile episode in the last-born child | 294 | 29.4% | 337 | 35.2% | |
Child had malaria test when febrile | 55 | 17.7% | 57 | 16.9% | |