Table 3.
Comparison of child health factors across regions: riverine and mainland, October-November 2011
| Variable | Riverine | Mainland | Chi-squared | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |||
| Child Deaths | 2 | 0.4 % | 19 | 2.7 % | 7.545 | .006 |
| Birth Certificate | 163 | 33.5 % | 231 | 33.0 % | 0.013 | .909 |
| HIV Tested | 291 | 60.4 % | 550 | 80.2 % | 54.086 | .000 |
| Child (12-59months) Dewormed | ||||||
| Last 12 months Last 6 months |
425 418 |
92.6 % 91.9 % |
548 534 |
91.5 % 91.9 % |
.294 .000 |
.588 1.000 |
| Child (6–59months) Vitamin A Supplement Last 6 months Last 12 months |
428 426 432 |
92.6 % 93.0 % 93.3 % |
573 563 578 |
94.1 % 94.1 % 94.9 % |
0.680 0.387 0.967 |
.410 .534 .326 |
| Fully immunised Pre-FHCI Post-FHCI |
393 273 120 |
84.9 % 86.4 % 81.6 % |
560 413 147 |
91.5 % 92.0 % 90.2 % |
10.840 5.669 4.042 |
.001 .017 .044 |
| Full OPV | 423 | 90.2 % | 612 | 94.3 % | 6.098 | .014 |
| Full DPT | 414 | 87.5 % | 613 | 94.6 % | 16.893 | .000 |
| Full PCV | 431 | 91.5 % | 613 | 94.9 % | 4.568 | .033 |
| BCG | 444 | 91.7 % | 674 | 96.6 % | 12.073 | .001 |
| Measles | 417 | 91.4 % | 568 | 93.7 % | 1.690 | .194 |
| All 3 PNC | 299 | 61.8 % | 415 | 60.1 % | 0.284 | .594 |
| Slept under net | 470 | 96.5 % | 660 | 96.4 % | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Net was intact | 244 | 52.5 % | 430 | 65.4 % | 18.577 | .000 |
| Breastfed | 29 | 78.4 % | 61 | 82.4 % | 0.066 | .797 |
| MUAC | 7 | 1.5 % | 19 | 3.0 % | 1.857 | .173 |
| Diarrhoea | 24 | 5.0 % | 25 | 3.7 % | 0.903 | .342 |
| ARI | 32 | 6.6 % | 79 | 11.6 % | 7.569 | .006 |
| Fever | 53 | 11.0 % | 113 | 16.6 % | 6.952 | .008 |
| Treated in last 24 h | 36 | 50.7 % | 96 | 76.2 % | 12.214 | .000 |