Table 2.
Intervention coverage by treatment group
| |
Chlorhexidine (n=4934) |
Soap/water (n=5107) |
Dry cord care (n=5082) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Household visits* | |||
| Mean (SD) | 9·5 (1·8) | 9·5 (1·8) | 9·5 (1·8) |
| Median (IQR) | 10 (9 − 11) | 10 (9 − 11) | 10 (9−11) |
| Intervention visits† | |||
| Mean (SD) | 5·9 (1·5) | 5·8 (1·5) | 5·8 (1·4) |
| Median (IQR) | 6 (5 − 7) | 6 (5 − 7) | 6 (5−7) |
| Effective coverage‡ | 0·84 | 0·83 | 0·84 |
| Time to first visit (h, median [IQR]) | 18·0 (9·0−29·9) | 18·7 (9·7−32·5) | 18·9 (9·5−31·0) |
| First visit* 24 h (n [%]) | 3134 (63·5%) | 3144 (61·6%) | 3179 (62·6%) |
*
Maximum possible 11.
†
Maximum possible 7.
‡
Effective coverage is defined as the total number of treatments received divided by the total number of possible treatments during the first 10 days of life (days 1−10).