Table 1 Baseline study of sociodemographic characteristics
Class | Indicator | Control | Intervention | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (mean) | % (SD) | n (mean) | % (SD) | |||
Demo Graphics | Total population | 1093 | 1311 | NA | ||
Sex (male) | 552 | 50.5% | 671 | 51.2 | NA | |
Population < 5 years | 230 | 21.0% | 302 | 23.0% | NA | |
GAM by MUAC | 11 | 5.0% | 10 | 4.3% | 0.717 | |
Households surveyed (n) | 120 | 119 | ||||
Living conditions | Improved sanitation | 43 | 35.8 | 45 | 38.1 | 0.713 |
Concrete flooring | 25 | 20.8 | 18 | 15.2 | 0.263 | |
Congregated iron roofing | 99 | 82.5 | 40 | 33.9 | < 0.001 | |
Access to clean water | 98 | 81.7 | 62 | 52.5 | < 0.001 | |
House ownership | 114 | 95.0 | 110 | 93.1 | 0.560 | |
Socio economic status | Low | 48 | 40.0 | 48 | 40.7 | 0.915 |
Medium | 24 | 20.0 | 23 | 19.5 | 0.922 | |
High | 48 | 40.0 | 47 | 39.8 | 0.979 | |
Health care access for child under 5 | Caregiver responded to sick child | 112 | 96.5 | 113 | 98.3 | 0.683 |
Used Health Centre | 106 | 94.6 | 99 | 90 .8 | 0.274 | |
Used Traditional medicine | 41 | 36.6 | 47 | 43.1 | 0.339 | |
Used Self-medication over the counter | 7 | 6.2 | 11 | 10.1 | 0.297 | |
Used self-medication with pharmacies visit | 8 | 7.1 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.133 | |
Cost of consultationa | (489) | (342) | (358) | (420) | 0.060 | |
Cost of medicinesa | (5678) | (3429) | (6267) | (3088) | 0.310 | |