Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for children under five years old in controlvsintervention communities in sampled houses at baseline (2008)
| |
Intervention (n = 469) |
Control (n = 266) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
|
Age in years |
|
|
|
|
| 0-11 months |
22.2 |
18.4-25.9 |
24.8 |
19.6-30.0 |
| 12-23 months |
19.8 |
16.2-23.5 |
18.8 |
14.1-23.5 |
| 24-35 months |
19.6 |
16.0-23.2 |
16.5 |
12.1-21.0 |
| 36-47 months |
17.9 |
14.4-21.4 |
19.6 |
14.8-24.3 |
| 48-59 months |
20.5 |
16.8-24.1 |
20.3 |
15.5-25.2 |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
50.1 |
45.6-54.6 |
47.4 |
41.4-53.4 |
| Female |
49.9 |
45.4-54.4 |
52.6 |
46.6-58.7 |
|
Geography |
|
|
|
|
| Southern Luangwa (<50 km from Boma) |
45.8 |
41.3-50.4 |
45.9 |
39.9-51.9 |
| Northern Luangwa (≥50 km from Boma) |
54.2 |
49.6-58.7 |
54.1 |
48.1-60.1 |
|
Mother’s education |
|
|
|
|
| None – Primary 6 |
47.8 |
43.2-52.3 |
49.3 |
43.3-55.3 |
| Primary 7 - Higher |
52.2 |
47.7-56.8 |
50.8 |
44.7-65.8 |
|
Household wealth |
|
|
|
|
| Poorest |
18.8 |
15.2-22.3 |
22.2 |
17.2-27.2 |
| Poor |
23.0 |
19.2-26.7 |
14.7 |
10.4-18.9 |
| Middle |
16.0 |
12.7-19.3 |
27.4 |
22.1-32.8 |
| Rich |
17.3 |
13.8-20.7 |
24.4 |
19.3-29.6 |
| Richest |
25.0** |
21.0-28.9 |
11.3 |
7.5-15.1 |
|
ITN use |
|
|
|
|
| ITN used last night by child§ |
60.8** |
55.9-65.6 |
41.0 |
34.2-47.7 |
| Any ITN use in house last night§ | 61.3** | 56.4-66.1 | 43.4 | 37.1-50.7 |
* P <0.05; ** P <0.01; § Among children living in ITN-owning houses.