Table 4.
Comparison of baseline and endline mortality, fever prevalence and hospital admission for all three groups
| |
Baseline |
Endline |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Comparison | Intervention | Comparison | Odds ratio (95% CI) | Midwives | |
|
Mortality analysis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total village population |
15,639 |
17,216 |
15,168 |
16,567 |
|
26,209 |
| Deaths within 30 days from all causesa |
7 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
| Deaths during survey period (per 100,000 population year, SE) |
|
|
|
|
||
| All causes |
|
|
66c (713, SE 88) |
61 (606, SE 77) |
1.18 (0.82, 1.70) |
83 (521, SE 57) |
| Deaths from fever |
|
|
20 (216, SE 48) |
20 (199, SE 44) |
1.09 (0.56, 2.14) |
12 (75, SE 22) |
| Probable malariab |
|
|
12 (130, SE 37) |
12 (119, SE 34) |
1.09 (0.45- 2.66) |
8 (50, SE 18) |
|
Period prevalence of fever |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Villagers listed by survey team |
8,699 |
6,766 |
10,504 |
9,063 |
|
11,720 |
| |
% (SE) |
% (SE) |
% (SE) |
% (SE) |
|
% (SE) |
| Fever |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Within one month |
6.6 (0.39) |
7.2 (0.46) |
5.0(0.23) |
6.1 (0.28) |
1.22 (1.06, 1.39)* |
4.1(0.19) |
| Within 3 months |
|
|
9.4(0.30) |
9.8 (0.34) |
1.05 (0.95, 1.16) |
7.6(0.26) |
| Hospital admission from any cause | 0.67(0.08) | 0.7 (0.09) | 1.03 (0.72, 1.47) | 0.8(0.09) | ||