Table 2 End line characteristics of study population including care seeking and maternal knowledge about community acquired pneumonia (n = 13,310) by intervention types
Characteristics of Study Population | Facility-based Intervention | Village-based Intervention | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | p value | Yes | No | p value | |
Populations Surveyed n (%Male) | 3283(49.7) | 3343(49.8) | 0.30 | 3280(49.2) | 3364(49.8) | 0.15 |
Eligible children 2–59 months age n(%) | 1677(49.1) | 1694(49.6) | 0.68 | 1735(50.8) | 1677(49.2) | 0.16 |
Gender distribution of eligible children | ||||||
Children n (%Male) | 921(54.9) | 883(5.1) | 0.10 | 923(53.2) | 881(52.5) | 0.70 |
Age distribution of eligible children | ||||||
2–11 months n (%) | 240(14.3) | 215(12.6) | 0.17 | 213(12.3) | 242(14.4) | 0.06 |
12–23 months n (%) | 287(17.1) | 287(16.9) | 0.89 | 300(17.1) | 274(16.3) | 0.46 |
24–59 months n (%) | 1161(69.2) | 1192(70.4) | 0.47 | 1222(70.4) | 1161(69.2) | 0.45 |
Cases with possible pneumonia and their treatment providers (multiple responses) | ||||||
Children Suffered with possible pneumonia in last one year n(%) | 296(17.6) | 316(18.6) | 0.45 | 311(17.9) | 301(17.9) | 0.99 |
By Home Remedies n (%) | 117(39.5) | 150(47.5) | 0.05 | 121(38.9) | 146(48.5) | 0.02 |
By Medical store keeper n (%) | 11(3.7) | 5(1.58) | 0.10 | 12(3.8) | 4(1.3) | 0.05 |
By Government Physiciann (%) | 53 (17.9) | 33 (10.4) | 0.005 | 50 (16.1) | 36 (12.0) | 0.14 |
By Private Physician n (%) | 229 (77.4) | 270 (85.4) | 0.01 | 245 (78.8) | 254 (84.4) | 0.07 |
Knowledge of Mothers about symptoms of possible pneumonia | ||||||
Mothers Surveyed (N) | 1228 | 1230 | – | 1237 | 1228 | – |
Mother who heard about pneumonia n /N (%) | 1207/1228 (98.2) | 1206/1230 (98.0) | 0.66 | 1220/1237 (98.6) | 1193/1228 (97.1) | 0.01 |
Fast Breathing n (%) | 493(40.8) | 474(39.3) | 0.44 | 664(54.4) | 303(25.3) | < 0.0001 |
Chest In drawing n (%) | 530(43.9) | 456(37.1) | 0.002 | 642(52.6) | 344(28.8) | < 0.0001 |
Inability to drink n (%) | 313(25.9) | 358(29.6) | 0.04 | 450(36.8) | 221(18.7) | < 0.0001 |
Lethargic n (%) | 62(5.1) | 64(5.3) | 0.85 | 88(7.2) | 38(3.1) | < 0.0001 |