Table 1.
Characteristics of Study Participants, by Age Group
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| 6–11 mo |
12–23 mo |
24–59 mo |
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| Characteristic | Proportion With Characteristic | Percentage (95% CI) | Proportion With Characteristic | Percentage (95% CI) | Proportion With Characteristic | Percentage (95% CI) |
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| Male sex | 100/169 | 59.2 (51.6–66.3) | 242/383 | 63.2 (58.2–67.9) | 210/398 | 52.8 (47.9–57.6) |
| Father’s education level | ||||||
| Illiterate | 55/169 | 32.5 (25.9–40.0) | 123/383 | 32.1 (27.6–36.9) | 144/398 | 36.2 (31.6–41.0) |
| Primary school | 34/169 | 20.1 (14.8–26.8) | 64/383 | 16.7 (13.3–20.8) | 62/398 | 15.6 (12.3–19.5) |
| Middle school | 45/169 | 26.6 (20.5–33.8) | 103/383 | 26.9 (22.7–31.5) | 90/398 | 22.6 (18.8–27.0) |
| Tenth grade | 16/169 | 9.5 (5.9–14.8) | 53/383 | 13.8 (10.7–17.7) | 52/398 | 13.1 (10.1–16.7) |
| Twelfth grade | 13/169 | 7.7 (4.6–12.7) | 22/383 | 5.7 (3.8–8.5) | 28/398 | 7.0 (4.9–10.0) |
| High school graduate | 5/169 | 3.0 (1.3–6.7) | 14/383 | 3.7 (2.2–6.0) | 13/398 | 3.3 (1.9–5.5) |
| Postgraduate | 1/169 | 0.6 (.03–3.3) | 4/383 | 1.0 (.4–2.6) | 9/398 | 2.3 (1.2–4.2) |
| Muslim religion | 76/169 | 45.0 (37.7–52.5) | 155/383 | 40.5 (35.7–45.4) | 146/398 | 36.7 (32.1–41.5) |
| Rural setting | 135/169 | 79.9 (73.2–85.2) | 314/383 | 82.0 (77.8–85.5) | 319/398 | 80.2 (76.0–83.8) |
| 0 routine doses | 55/155 | 35.5 (28.4–43.3) | 82/337 | 24.3 (20.1–29.2) | 154/359 | 42.9 (37.9–48.1) |
| Persistent diarrhea | 33/168 | 19.6 (14.3–26.3) | 63/383 | 16.4 (13.1–20.5) | 46/398 | 11.6 (8.8–15.1) |
| Weight for height | ||||||
| Moderate wasting | 39/167 | 23.4 (17.6–30.3) | 65/382 | 17.0 (13.6–21.1) | 64/396 | 16.1 (12.8–20.1) |
| Severe wasting | 40/167 | 24.0 (18.1–31.0) | 51/382 | 13.4 (10.3–17.1) | 46/396 | 11.6 (8.8–15.1) |
| Height for age | ||||||
| Moderate stunting | 26/167 | 15.6 (10.8–21.8) | 94/382 | 24.6 (20.6–29.2) | 98/396 | 24.7 (20.7–29.2) |
| Severe stunting | 21/167 | 12.6 (8.4–18.5) | 127/382 | 33.2 (18.7–38.1) | 188/396 | 47.4 (42.5–52.3) |
| Giardia lamblia cyst | 14/169 | 8.3 (5.0–13.4) | 84/383 | 21.9 (18.1–26.3) | 90/398 | 22.6 (18.8–27.0) |
| Ascaris lumbricoides | 0/169 | 0.0 (.0–2.2) | 3/383 | 0.8 (.3–2.3) | 11/398 | 2.8 (1.6–4.9) |
| Entamoeba coli cyst | 0/169 | 0.0 (.0–2.2) | 1/383 | 0.3 (.01–1.5) | 9/398 | 2.3 (1.2–4.2) |
| Hymenolepis nana | 0/169 | 0.0 (.0–2.2) | 0/383 | 0.0 (.0–1.0) | 5/398 | 1.3 (.5–2.9) |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.