Table 3.
Treatment seeking practices reported by caregivers at infant age 6 and 12 months in intervention and control communities (pre-specified analysis). Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise
| Treatment seeking practices | Intervention clusters | Control clusters | Risk ratio (95% Cl)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants aged 6 months with diarrhoea† in 2 weeks preceding interview | (n=642) | (n=866) | |
| Sought treatment from any provider | 509 (79.3) | 661 (76.3) | 1.04 (0.99 to 1.08) |
| Sought treatment within 24 hours of illness recognition | 334 (52.0) | 420 (48.5) | 1.10 (0.94 to 1.29) |
| Sought treatment from appropriate provider‡ | 146 (22.7) | 106 (12.2) | 1.96 (1.38 to 2.79) |
| Infants aged 12 months with diarrhoea† in 2 weeks preceding interview | (n=425) | (n=661) | |
| Sought treatment from any provider | 310 (73) | 487 (73.7) | 0.95 (0.87 to 1.03) |
| Sought treatment within 24 hours of illness recognition | 227 (53) | 352 (53.3) | 0.99 (0.89 to 1.10) |
| Sought treatment from appropriate provider‡ | 271 (64) | 337 (51.0) | 1.22 (1.06 to 1.42) |
| Infants aged 6 months with pneumonia§ in 2 weeks preceding interview | (n=269) | (n=375) | |
| Sought treatment from any provider | 237 (88) | 289 (77) | 1.19 (1.11 to 1.26) |
| Sought treatment within 24 hours of illness recognition | 198 (74) | 217 (58) | 1.31 (1.16 to 1.48) |
| Sought treatment from appropriate provider‡ | 72 (27) | 56 (15) | 2.09 (1.31 to 3.33) |
| Infants aged 12 months with pneumonia§ in 2 weeks preceding interview | (n=112) | (n=199) | |
| Sought treatment from any provider | 91 (81) | 155 (78) | 1.05 (0.94 to 1.19) |
| Sought treatment within 24 hours of illness recognition | 69 (62) | 121 (61) | 1.10 (0.96 to 1.25) |
| Sought treatment from appropriate provider‡ | 20 (18) | 28 (14) | 1.44 (1.00 to 2.08) |
*Using adjusted logistic regression models with delta method for non-linear combinations (to obtain risk ratio) adjusted for cluster design and potential confounders (toilet inside house, illiterate mother, schedule caste or tribe, possession of mobile phone, family with below poverty line card, distance from primary health centre to nearest point on highway, percentage of home births in cluster).
†Caregiver’s report of diarrhoea.
‡Physicians in government and private facilities or community health workers (auxiliary nurse midwife, Anganwadi worker, or accredited social health activist).
§Caregiver’s report of any of the following: pneumonia, fast breathing, difficult breathing, stridor, or chest indrawing.