Table 1. Baseline demographic and clinical variables according to intervention arm.
| Variables | Control group | Intervention group |
| N=25 | N=25 | |
| Demography | ||
| Age (months); mean (SD) | 1.8 (1.1) | 2.0 (0.9) |
| 6–11 | 5 (20) | 2 (8) |
| 12–23 | 13 (52) | 13 (52) |
| 24–59 | 7 (28) | 10 (40) |
| Sex: female | 10 (40) | 12 (48) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Fula | 7 (28) | 8 (32) |
| Mandinka | 9 (36) | 6 (24) |
| Wollof | 4 (16) | 7 (28) |
| Other | 5 (20) | 4 (16) |
| Anthropometry | ||
| Weight (kg); mean (SD) | 9.7 (2.5) | 10.0 (2.1) |
| 6 to <10 kg | 17 (68) | 12 (48) |
| 10 to <12 kg | 4 (16) | 9 (36) |
| 12 to 19 kg | 4 (16) | 4 (16) |
| Length (cm); mean (SD) | 86 (25) | 83 (10) |
| Weight-for-length/height z score; mean (SD) | −1.48 (1.2) | −1.12 (1.9) |
| Length/height for age z score; mean (SD) | −0.4 (1.8) | −0.8 (1.9) |
| Moderate acute malnutrition* | 12 (48) | 12 (48) |
| Clinical | ||
| Pulse rate (beats per minute) | 121 (14) | 125 (18) |
| Respiratory rate (breaths per minute) | 34 (4) | 33 (4) |
| When diarrhoea started | ||
| Yesterday | 4 (16) | 14 (56) |
| 2 days ago | 21 (84) | 11 (44) |
| Stool consistency | ||
| Watery | 22 (88) | 21 (84) |
| Semiliquid | 3 (12) | 4 (16) |
| Stool frequency in last 24 hours; mean (SD) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) |
| 2 | 1 (4) | 0 (0) |
| 3 | 9 (36) | 10 (40) |
| 4 | 15 (60) | 15 (60) |
| Mucus in stool | 13 (52) | 12 (48) |
| Blood in stool (streaks) | 1 (4) | 3 (12) |
| Some dehydration | 9 (36) | 8 (32) |
| Vesikari score; mean (SD) | 7.5 (2.1) | 7.2 (1.9) |
Data are presented as No. (%) unless stated otherwise.
*
dDefined as weight-for-length/height z score <-−2.