Table 1 Sample characteristics and village-level information by HBC and VLC
Information | All n (%) | HBC n (%) | VLC n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Household-level information | 1040(100.00) | 153(14.71) | 413(39.71) |
Number of family members (<4) | 228(21.92) | 46(30.07) | 84(20.34) |
Number of pre-school-aged children (>1) | 456(43.85) | 63(41.18) | 183(44.31) |
Drinking boiled water usually | 839(80.67) | 119(77.78) | 343(83.05) |
Economic status of the family | |||
Rich | 275(26.44) | 36(23.53) | 134(32.45) |
Medium | 209(20.10) | 31(20.26) | 79(19.13) |
Poor | 556(53.46) | 86(56.21) | 200(48.43) |
Mother care | 873(83.94) | 136(88.89) | 325(78.69) |
Han ethnicity | 551(52.98) | 49(32.03) | 250(60.53) |
Age of mothers (25–34 year) | 562(54.04) | 74(48.37) | 249(60.29) |
Maternal education (0–9 years) | 964(92.69) | 145(94.77) | 400(96.85) |
Receiving educational materials about childhood diseases | 823(79.13) | 117(76.47) | 330(79.90) |
The number of danger signs recognized (mean, SD) | 2.92,1.85 | 2.46(1.26) | 3.08(1.96) |
Age of diarrhea children | |||
0-12 months | 509(48.94) | 59(38.56) | 191(46.25) |
13-24 months | 360(34.62) | 56(36.60) | 147(35.59) |
25-36 months | 171(16.44) | 38(24.84) | 75(18.16) |
Boy | 615(59.13) | 86(56.21) | 247(59.81) |
Breastfeeding when surveyed | 534(51.26) | 75(49.02) | 197(47.70) |
Oral vitamin A in the previous year | 583(56.06) | 89(58.17) | 243(58.84) |
b Village-level information (n) | |||
Number of retail pharmacies (≥1) | 63(11.93) | 7(6.49) | 45(15.68) |
Number of village doctors (one doctor) | 321(60.80) | 77(71.30) | 258(89.90) |
Age of village doctors (≥35 years) | 360(68.18) | 72(66.67) | 182(66.90) |
Education of village doctors(Technical school and above) | 266(50.38) | 43(39.81) | 162(56.45) |
Practice period of village doctors(≥10 years) | 297(56.25) | 65(63.11) | 170(59.23) |
Available ORS in village clinic | 208(39.39) | 22(20.37) | 134(46.69) |