Table 2.
Regression Models Estimating Effect of Delay on Health Outcomes
| Variables | CRP Positive | Wasted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logit, N=1945 | Logit, N=1872 | |||
| Marginal effects | P>z | Marginal effects | P>z | |
| Delay of more than two days | 0.112 | 0.032 | 0.046 | 0.078 |
| Length of stay | 0.006 | 0.378 | 0.020 | 0.002 |
| Delay of more than two days*Length of stay | -0.016 | 0.149 | ||
| Age in months | 0.004 | 0.183 | 0.001 | 0.436 |
| Age in months squared | 0.000 | 0.296 | ||
| Child is male | -0.025 | 0.203 | -0.029 | 0.189 |
| Chils has Pneumonia | -0.001 | 0.971 | 0.058 | 0.045 |
| Child has Diarrhea | -0.081 | 0.000 | 0.110 | 0.000 |
| Child received oral meds in the facility | 0.102 | 0.000 | ||
| Child received IV Meds in the Facility | 0.011 | 0.642 | -0.002 | 0.926 |
| Child was initially brought to another facility | 0.000 | 0.986 | ||
| Child was visited by a specialist | 0.170 | 0.000 | ||
| Child underwent laboratory tests in the facility | 0.075 | 0.013 | ||
| Number of oral meds | -0.004 | 0.486 | ||
| Child was hospitalized before for same condition | 0.004 | 0.866 | ||
| Child received initial treatment prior to hospitalization | -0.036 | 0.179 | ||