Table 3 Key Child Health Indicators across Intervention and Comparison Areas
Indicator | Comparison Area (NGO-led Model) | Intervention Area (MOH-led Model) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | % | N | % | Â | |
Exclusive breastfeeding | Percent of children age 0-5 months who consumed only breast milk within the 24 hours preceding the survey | 51 | 92.2 | 59 | 91.5 | .904 |
Dietary diversity | Percent of breastfed children age 6-23 months who consumed foods from four or more food categories (from a total of eight) within the 24 hours preceding the survey | 267 | 52.1 | 263 | 55.9 | .279 |
Knowledge of complementary feeding | Percent of mothers of children age 0-23 months who correctly identify six months as the appropriate age at which to introduce any other foods or liquids other than breast milk | 347 | 86.5 | 353 | 90.1 | .135 |
ORT use | Percent of children age 0-23 months with diarrhea in the two weeks preceding the survey who received ORS and/or recommended home fluids | 66 | 89.4 | 53 | 92.5 | .567 |
Prompt anti-malarial treatment | Percent of children age 0-23 months with fever in the two weeks preceding the survey who were treated with an effective anti-malarial drug within 24 hours after the fever began | 159 | 17 | 166 | 20.5 | .419 |
ARI care-seeking and treatment | Percent of children age 0-23 months with cough and fast/difficult breathing in the two weeks preceding the survey who were taken to a health facility or received antibiotics from an alternative source | 154 | 88.3 | 143 | 92.3 | .246 |
Care-seeking all illnesses | Percent of children age 0-23 months with diarrhea, fever, or ARI symptoms in the two weeks preceding the survey whose caregivers sought care or advice outside the home | 234 | 86.3 | 229 | 93.4 | .011* |
Hand washing at critical times | Percent of caregivers of children age 0-23 month who reported washing their hands with soap during at least three of four critical times (before preparing food, before feeding a child, after defecation, after attending to a child who has defecated) in the previous 24 hours | 347 | 22.8 | 352 | 34.7 | .001*** |
ITN use | Percent of children age 0-23 months who slept under an ITN the previous night | 344 | 32 | 352 | 34.9 | .407 |
Contact intensity | Percent of mothers of children age 0-23 months with at least two personal contacts with a trained provider or health information in the previous month | 347 | 77.5 | 353 | 79.3 | .563 |