Table 8.

Slope estimates (time in months) on logit scale for morbidities by intervention group

Morbidity outcome	Meat	Milk	Plain Githeri	Control
Total illness v. no illness	−0·0167*	−0·0058	−0·0260***	−0·0089
Severe v. mild and no illness	−0·0275**	−0·0088	−0·0479***	−0·0118
Malaria	−0·0489***	−0·0012	−0·0521***	−0·0118
Fever	−0·0517***	−0·0179	−0·0556***	−0·0298**
Chills	−0·0431**	−0·0166	−0·0578***	−0·0205
Poor appetite	−0·0464***	−0·0300**	−0·0734***	−0·0219*
Reduced activity	−0·0388**	−0·0151	−0·0672***	−0·0126
Upper respiratory infection	−0·0231**	−0·0439***	−0·0397***	−0·0384***
Ear infection	−0·0455*	−0·0132	−0·0393	−0·0563**
Gastroenteritis†	−0·0335*	−0·0108	−0·0110	0·0011
Typhoid	−0·0429**	−0·0268	−0·0274	−0·0061
Jaundice	−0·1482*	−0·0578	0·0148	−0·0272
Sore mouth	0·0534***	0·0417***	0·0140	0·0586***
Skin infection	−0·0217**	0·0080	−0·0117	−0·0113
Eye problems	−0·0138	−0·0050	0·0160	0·0133

Negative values imply decreases in illness over time.

*P ≤ 0·05, **P ≤ 0·01, ***P ≤ 0·001.

†Mainly diarrhoea.