Table 2. Characteristics and diagnoses made of children attending all three health centres.
| 12 month Pre-intervention period (%) | 20 month Intervention-period (%) | Adjusted Residual | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of visits | 6110 | 5312 | ||
| Age in years $ | ||||
| <1.0 | 1650 (27.3) | 1737 (33.1) | 6.7 | <0.001 |
| 1.0–2.9 | 3252 (53.7) | 2548 (48.5) | -5.5 | <0.001 |
| 3.0–4.9 | 1124 (18.6) | 942 (17.9) | -0.9 | 0.195 |
| 5.0–11.0 | 25 (0.4) | 24 (0.5) | 0.4 | 0.363 |
| Sex * | ||||
| Male | 2792 (46.2) | 2441 (47.1) | -1.0 | 0.456 |
| Female | 3257 (53.8) | 2740 (52.9) | 1.0 | 0.456 |
| Total diagnoses made € | 9721 | 8708 | ||
| Diagnosis % | ||||
| Malaria | 4400 (45.3) | 1845 (21.2) | -37.4 | <0.001 |
| Respiratory tract infection | 2644 (27.2) | 2735 (31.4) | 6.3 | <0.001 |
| Pneumonia | 59 (0.6) | 123 (1.4) | 5.5 | <0.001 |
| Diarrhoea | 538 (5.5) | 593 (6.8) | 3.6 | <0.001 |
| Helminths | 428 (4.4) | 771 (8.9) | 12.2 | <0.001 |
| Other | 1652 (17.0) | 2641 (30.3) | 21.4 | <0.001 |
| Average number of diagnoses per visit | 1.5 | 1.5 |
$Age missing 59 pre-intervention period, 61 intervention-period
*Sex missing 61 pre-intervention period and 131 intervention-period
€ It was possible for children attending health centres, to have more than one diagnosis
%RTI includes cough, cold, flu, excludes pneumonia, TB and asthma. A child can have more than one diagnosis.
Other diagnoses pre-intervention include: Skin infections (1.9%), burns, wounds, injuries (0.3%), eye infections (2.2%), epilepsy (0.2%), ear conditions (1.4%), gastro intestinal infections (0.6%), STIs (0.03%), fungal infections (0.2%), viral infections (0.07%); Other diagnoses trial period include: Skin infections (4.5%), burns, wounds, injuries (0.9%), eye infections (5.3%), epilepsy (0.7%), ear conditions (2.6%), gastro intestinal infections (0.8%), STIs (0.1%), fungal infections (0.7%), viral infections (0.6%)