Table 2:
Prevalence of Mediators and Antibiotic Use Outcomes by Treatment Group at 14- and 28-months follow-up
| Any Intervention (N = 1294 Children) | Control (N = 422 Children) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mos. N=1151 Measurements | 28 Mos. N=1170 Measurements | 14 Mos. N=377 Measurements | 28 Mos N=358 Measurements | |
| CHILD CHARACTERISTICS | ||||
| Month of Measurement | ||||
| Feb-May | 265 (23.02%) | 424 (36.24%) | 139 (36.87%) | 114 (31.84%) |
| Jun-Sep | 633 (55%) | 293 (25.04%) | 89 (23.61%) | 169 (47.21%) |
| Oct-Jan | 253 (21.98%) | 453 (38.72%) | 149 (39.52%) | 75 (20.95%) |
| Child's age | 8.56 (1.74) | 22.84 (2.15) | 9.42 (1.72) | 23.74 (1.98) |
| MEDIATORS | ||||
| Diarrhea, Fever, ARI, or Enteric Virus | 683 (64.86%) | NA | 238 (76.28%) | NA |
| Diarrhea Fever, or ARI | 596 (51.78%) | 319 (27.69%) | 198 (52.52%) | 108 (31.03%) |
| Diarrhea | 147 (12.77%) | 45 (3.91%) | 67 (17.77%) | 17 (4.89%) |
| ARI | 347 (30.15%) | 86 (7.47%) | 119 (31.56%) | 38 (10.92%) |
| ARI with Fever | 183 (15.9%) | 47 (4.08%) | 75 (19.89%) | 20 (5.75%) |
| Fever (Past 7 Days) | 368 (31.97%) | 257 (22.31%) | 126 (33.42%) | 83 (23.85%) |
| Number of Enteric Viruses | 0.38 (0.61) | NA | 0.60 (0.63) | NA |
| Any Enteric Viruses | 330 (31.34%) | NA | 163 (52.24%) | NA |
| ANTIBIOTIC OUTCOMES | ||||
| Any Antibiotics (Past Month) | 621 (53.95%) | 419 (36.06%) | 221 (58.78%) | 142 (39.66%) |
| Any Antibiotics (Past 3 Months) | 807 (70.11%) | 590 (50.43%) | 283 (75.07%) | 206 (57.54%) |
| Days of Antibiotic Use (Past 3 Months) | 5.39 (5.61) | 3.32 (4.47) | 6.27 (5.91) | 4.01 (4.99) |
| Episodes of Antibiotic Use (Past 3 Months) | 1.06 (0.96) | 0.65 (0.76) | 1.23 (0.99) | 0.77 (0.84) |
| Multiple Episodes of Antibiotic Use (Past 3 Months) | 295 (25.63%) | 132 (11.28%) | 131 (34.75%) | 50 (13.97%) |
Sample sizes, child characteristics, mediator prevalence, and antibiotic use prevalence, in the pooled intervention vs. control arm by follow-up period. For categorical variables, the number of occurrences and percentages are reported. For continuous variables, the mean and standard deviation (SD) are reported.