Table 1.
Sample characteristics and village-level information by HBC and VLC
| Information | All n (%) | HBC n (%) | VLC n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Household-level information |
1040(100.00) |
153(14.71) |
413(39.71) |
| Number of family members (<4) |
228(21.92) |
46(30.07) |
84(20.34) |
| Number of pre-school-aged children (>1) |
456(43.85) |
63(41.18) |
183(44.31) |
| Drinking boiled water usually |
839(80.67) |
119(77.78) |
343(83.05) |
| Economic status of the family |
|
|
|
| Rich |
275(26.44) |
36(23.53) |
134(32.45) |
| Medium |
209(20.10) |
31(20.26) |
79(19.13) |
| Poor |
556(53.46) |
86(56.21) |
200(48.43) |
| Mother care |
873(83.94) |
136(88.89) |
325(78.69) |
| Han ethnicity |
551(52.98) |
49(32.03) |
250(60.53) |
| Age of mothers (25–34 year) |
562(54.04) |
74(48.37) |
249(60.29) |
| Maternal education (0–9 years) |
964(92.69) |
145(94.77) |
400(96.85) |
| Receiving educational materials about childhood diseases |
823(79.13) |
117(76.47) |
330(79.90) |
| The number of danger signs recognized (mean, SD) |
2.92,1.85 |
2.46(1.26) |
3.08(1.96) |
| Age of diarrhea children |
|
|
|
| 0-12 months |
509(48.94) |
59(38.56) |
191(46.25) |
| 13-24 months |
360(34.62) |
56(36.60) |
147(35.59) |
| 25-36 months |
171(16.44) |
38(24.84) |
75(18.16) |
| Boy |
615(59.13) |
86(56.21) |
247(59.81) |
| Breastfeeding when surveyed |
534(51.26) |
75(49.02) |
197(47.70) |
| Oral vitamin A in the previous year |
583(56.06) |
89(58.17) |
243(58.84) |
|
bVillage-level information (n) |
|
|
|
| Number of retail pharmacies (≥1) |
63(11.93) |
7(6.49) |
45(15.68) |
| Number of village doctors (one doctor) |
321(60.80) |
77(71.30) |
258(89.90) |
| Age of village doctors (≥35 years) |
360(68.18) |
72(66.67) |
182(66.90) |
| Education of village doctors(Technical school and above) |
266(50.38) |
43(39.81) |
162(56.45) |
| Practice period of village doctors(≥10 years) |
297(56.25) |
65(63.11) |
170(59.23) |
| Available ORS in village clinic | 208(39.39) | 22(20.37) | 134(46.69) |
aHBC, home-based care, VLC, village-level care.
bThe information of nine villages was missing.