Table 1.
Child and household characteristics in the 25 study villages
| Mean | (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Child characteristics (N = 1,284*) | ||
| Age at enrollment, mo | 28.5 | (18.3) |
| Female, % | 49.8 | |
| Currently breastfeeding, % | 32.1 | |
| Diarrhea, last 7 days, % | 1.8 | |
| Fever, last 7 days, % | 11.8 | |
| Cough, last 7 days, % | 8.1 | |
| Congestion, last 7 days, % | 31.6 | |
| Household characteristics (N = 900) | ||
| Mother's age, y | 26.8 | (5.0) |
| Caregiver's education, % | ||
| None | 14.6 | |
| Primary | 40.3 | |
| Secondary | 30.8 | |
| Post-secondary | 14.1 | |
| Missing | 0.2 | |
| Primary water source, % | ||
| Public tap | 63.8 | |
| Private tap | 28.8 | |
| Public or private well | 7.4 | |
| Boil drinking water, % | 16.8 | |
| Own private toilet, % | 41.6 | |
| Hand washing location, water and soap present, % | 31.2 | |
| Human/animal feces observed in living area, % | 26.8 | |
| Work in agriculture, % | 63.7 | |
| Scheduled caste, % | 13.0 | |
| Women members in Self-Help Group, % | 34.4 | |
| House has soil floor, % | 31.4 | |
| House has thatch roof, % | 24.4 | |
| Total persons in house | 4.8 | (1.3) |
| Total rooms in house | 2.7 | (1.6) |
| House has electricity, % | 90.0 | |
| Own their house, % | 92.9 | |
| Have bank account, % | 21.7 | |
| Own radio, % | 55.9 | |
| Own television, % | 65.3 | |
| Own mobile phone, % | 32.7 | |
| Own motorcycle/scooter, % | 25.3 | |
| Own bicycle, % | 76.3 | |
| Own mosquito net, % | 13.3 | |
*
N = 14,259 child-weeks of observation for symptom prevalence estimates.