Table 3.
Distribution of illness management index (IMI) scores by severity and duration of episodes and by child age and gender for 1534 episodes of diarrhea among 655 children in rural Guatemala participating in a longitudinal study in 1996–1999.
| Categories of Illness Management Index Scores | P value1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–2 | 3–5 | 5–8 | ||
| Overall IMI scores | 40.3 | 48.6 | 11.1 | |
| Severity of Episode | ||||
| mild | 57.2 | 38.4 | 4.4 | |
| moderate | 31.2 | 55.6 | 13.1 | |
| severe | 27.8 | 54.3 | 17.9 | <0.01 |
| Duration of Episode | ||||
| <7 days | 45.1 | 46.4 | 8.5 | |
| 7–14 days | 26.9 | 55.9 | 17.1 | |
| > 14 days | 29.4 | 51.5 | 19.1 | <0.01 |
| Child Age | ||||
| > 3 mo | 0.0 | 90.7 | 9.3 | |
| 3–6 mo | 40.3 | 49.6 | 10.1 | |
| 6–12 mo | 31.6 | 49.3 | 19.1 | |
| > 12 mo | 45.7 | 46.0 | 8.4 | <0.01 |
| Child Gender | ||||
| female | 39.6 | 49.6 | 10.8 | |
| male | 40.8 | 47.8 | 11.4 | 0.78 |
1
Estimated from chi square analyses