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Table 6 Overall effect of CHS intervention on health outcomes, results from logistic regression

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

 

Odds ratio

95% CI

P value

HFD

1.955

1.792-2.132

<.0001

ITN

1.115

0.881-1.410

0.3666

ANC

21.162

8.717-51.376

<.0001

Card

0.439

0.302-0.638

<.0001

Latrine

2.115

0.766-5.842

0.1484

Measles

1.144

1.011-1.296

0.0335

Penta1

0.662

0.328-1.337

0.25

Penta2

N/A

N/A

N/A

Penta3

1.073

0.612-1.882

0.8062

Water use

5.12

4.87-5.383

<.0001

Food

2.679

2.56-2.803

<.0001

Hand washing

0.035

0.026-0.047

<.0001

  1. ANC: antenatal care; HFD: health facility delivery; ITN: insecticide treated net; 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