Table 3.
Characteristics of children observed under the two systems
| |
Paper-based system |
Electronic system |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 671 | N = 550 | p-value* | |
| Female |
49% |
52% |
0.295 |
| Age Category |
|
|
0.499 |
| less than 6 months |
11% |
9% |
|
| 6 months - 1 year |
18% |
21% |
|
| 1 year - 2 years |
26% |
27% |
|
| 2 years - 5 years |
44% |
42% |
|
| Median temperature, Celcius (IQR) |
38 (37–39) |
38 (37–39) |
0.445 |
| Presentation of illnesses according to expert classification | |||
| Some pneumonia |
23% |
23% |
0.665 |
| Severe pneumonia |
1% |
2% |
|
| Some dehydration |
1% |
1% |
0.373 |
| Severe dehydration |
<1% |
<1% |
|
| Some diarrhea |
<1% |
<1% |
1.000 |
| Dysentery |
2% |
2% |
|
| Some malaria |
84% |
82% |
0.699 |
| Severe malaria |
2% |
2% |
|
| Low weight |
3% |
1% |
0.047 |
| Severely underweight |
<1% |
<1% |
|
| Anemia |
17% |
14% |
0.291 |
| Severely anemic |
<1% |
<1% |
|
| Any severe disease |
8% |
9% |
0.535 |
| Competing illnesses, pneumonia plus |
|
||
| Dehydration |
3% |
1% |
0.459 |
| Diarrhea |
1% |
1% |
1.000 |
| Malaria |
91% |
89% |
0.559 |
| Ear Infection |
1% |
2% |
0.336 |
| Low weight |
6% |
2% |
0.236 |
| Anemia |
20% |
22% |
0.670 |
| Competing illnesses, malaria plus | |||
| Pneumonia |
26% |
26% |
0.832 |
| Dehydration |
2% |
1% |
0.244 |
| Diarrhea |
1% |
2% |
0.801 |
| Ear Infection |
2% |
3% |
0.272 |
| Low weight |
4% |
1% |
0.019 |
| Anemia | 18% | 16% | 0.458 |
* p-values comparing paper-based and electronic systems using Wilcoxon Rank-sum Test for temperature and Fisher’s Exact Test for remaining variables.