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Table 5 Comparison of health outcomes in the intervention site at baseline and endline at Garissa

From: A quasi-experimental assessment of the effectiveness of the Community Health Strategy on health outcomes in Kenya

 

Garissa baseline 2011

 

Garissa endline 2012

 

P value

 

Yes

No

Total

%

Yes

No

Total

%

 

ANC

289

241

530

54.53

396

359

755

52.45

0.462

HFD

160

370

530

30.19

274

486

760

36.05

0.028

Latrine

331

399

730

45.34

1904

1988

3892

48.92

0.076

Immunization Card

348

129

477

72.96

407

319

726

56.06

<0.0001

ITN use

423

309

732

57.79

2812

1080

3892

72.25

<0.0001

MUAC_Normal

433

82

515

84.08

392

34

426

92.02

0.0002

Penta 2

377

76

453

83.22

660

42

702

94.02

<0.0001

Penta 3

356

99

455

78.24

627

116

743

84.39

0.007

  1. ANC: antenatal care; HFD: health facility delivery; ITN: insecticide treated net; MUAC: Mid-upper arm circumference; Penta - Pentavalent is a vaccine, administered to children in a three-dose schedule (Penta 1, Penta 2 and Penta 3), which offers protection against five diseases: diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP), hepatitis B, Haemophilius influenzae type b; Normal MUAC -MUAC is the assessment of nutritional status using the circumference of the left upper arm, measured at the mid-point between the tip of the shoulder and the tip of the elbow. In children, MUAC over 135mm (13.5cm), green colour, indicates that the child is well nourished, i.e. normal MUAC
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