Table 3 Characteristics of intervention (n = 699) and control group (n = 235) at admission
Intervention Group | Control Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Age (in months) | 6–12 | 393 | 56.2 | 142 | 60.4 |
12–24 | 235 | 33.6 | 77 | 32.8 | |
24+ | 71 | 10.2 | 16 | 6.8 | |
Sex | Male | 287 | 41.1 | 110 | 46.8 |
Female | 412 | 58.9 | 125 | 53.2 | |
MUAC at admission | 150- 115 mm | 370 | 52.9 | 110 | 46.8 |
114-110 mm | 248 | 35.5 | 97 | 41.3 | |
109-106 mm | 23 | 3.3 | 7 | 3.0 | |
< 105 mm | 58 | 8.3 | 21 | 8.9 | |
Presence of oedema | Yes | 5 | 0.7 | 11 | 4.7 |
No | 694 | 99.3 | 224 | 95.3 | |
Malaria test | Negative | 409 | 58.5 | 157 | 66.8 |
Positive | 229 | 32.8 | 41 | 17.4 | |
Not tested | 61 | 8.7 | 37 | 15.7 | |
Type of admission | New | 621 | 88.8 | 221 | 94.0 |
Readmission | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Referral from SCa | 49 | 7.0 | 14 | 6.0 | |
Referral from OTP | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Place of admission | Health facility | 147 | 21.0 | 235 | 100.0 |
CHW | 552 | 79.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Referred by | CHW | 260 | 37.2 | 21 | 8.9 |
Volunteer CHW | 138 | 19.7 | 141 | 60.0 | |
Caregiver (Mother) | 258 | 36.9 | 58 | 24.7 | |
Other | 43 | 6.2 | 15 | 6.4 | |