TABLE 5.
wk 0 |
wk 24 |
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n | % | n | % | P-value | |
How can you encourage a child who does not want to eat | |||||
Feed with patience | 73 | 17.8 | 72 | 51.4 | <0.001 |
Talk to child | 73 | 13.7 | 72 | 55.6 | <0.001 |
How can you treat diarrhea? | |||||
Give ORS/home fluids | 73 | 100.0 | 72 | 98.6 | 0.50 |
Give child same or more food during diarrhea | 73 | 17.8 | 72 | 36.1 | 0.02 |
Give child more liquid during diarrhea | 73 | 6.8 | 72 | 45.8 | <0.001 |
Give child an extra plate of food per day after diarrhea3 | 72 | 76.4 | 72 | 95.8 | 0.0012 |
How can you protect your child from germs? | |||||
Wash hands | 70 | 15.7 | 72 | 47.2 | <0.001 |
Put pants on child | 70 | 7.1 | 72 | 23.6 | 0.007 |
Wash fruits and vegetables | 70 | .4 | 72 | 16.7 | 0.0012 |
Treat water | 70 | 4.3 | 72 | 8.3 | 0.49 |
Values are percentages, varies by time point and group as indicated. ORS, oral rehydration solution.
Analysis by Fischer's exact test due to cell with count <5.
Mothers were questioned directly about feeding after diarrhea (e.g., Should you feed an extra plate per day?) Responses to other questions were not prompted by interviewer.