Table 2.
Endline characteristics
| Control | Lite | Classic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children measured at baseline and endline | ||||
| Height-for-age Z score | −1·89 (1·06) | −1·85 (1·10) | −1·84 (1·09) | |
| Number of children | 1378 | 1183 | 1307 | |
| Weight-for-height Z score | 0·067 (0·92) | 0·032 (0·92) | 0·085 (0·95) | |
| Number of children | 1383 | 1180 | 1309 | |
| Children younger than 5 years | ||||
| Diarrhoea | 514/3616 (14%) | 453/3196 (14%) | 495/3464 (14%) | |
| Height-for-age Z score | −1·74 (1·18) | −1·78 (1·20) | −1·75 (1·23) | |
| Number of children | 3320 | 2964 | 3190 | |
| Weight-for-height Z score | 0·077 (0·98) | 0·075 (0·98) | 0·051 (1·00) | |
| Number of children | 3284 | 2929 | 3134 | |
| Stunted | 1410/3320 (42%) | 1264/2964 (43%) | 1303/3190 (41%) | |
| Wasted | 51/3284 (2%) | 47/2929 (2%) | 67/3134 (2%) | |
| Children younger than 2 years | ||||
| Diarrhoea | 232/1210 (19%) | 234/1101 (21%) | 249/1181 (21%) | |
| Length-for-age Z score | −1·54 (1·25) | −1·59 (1·28) | −1·61 (1·32) | |
| Number of children | 1095 | 1002 | 1081 | |
| Weight-for-length Z score | 0·18 (1·11) | 0·18 (1·09) | 0·10 (1·11) | |
| Number of children | 1065 | 976 | 1032 | |
| Stunted | 405/1095 (37%) | 375/1002 (37%) | 404/1081 (37%) | |
| Wasted | 23/1065 (2%) | 24/976 (2%) | 25/1032 (2%) | |
| Children younger than 1 year | ||||
| Diarrhoea | 109/644 (17%) | 109/547 (20%) | 102/575 (18%) | |
| Length-for-age Z score | −1·21 (1·29) | −1·14 (1·21) | −1·22 (1·34) | |
| Number of children | 602 | 511 | 533 | |
| Weight-for-length Z score | 0·31 (1·17) | 0·27 (1·12) | 0·17 (1·18) | |
| Number of children | 598 | 512 | 532 | |
| Stunted | 163/602 (27%) | 119/511 (23%) | 125/533 (23·5%) | |
| Wasted | 14/598 (2%) | 15/512 (3%) | 15/532 (3%) | |
| Household level | ||||
| Thermotolerant coliforms per 100 mL water (colony-forming units) | 139·8 (230·9) | 164·1 (250·4) | 156·2 (244·1) | |
| Number of households* | 362 | 341 | 379 | |
| Drinking water obtained from an improved source† | 2134/2723 (78%) | 1814/2471 (73%) | 2225/2721 (82%) | |
| Treatment of drinking water is adequate | 1101/2720 (41%) | 1121/2466 (45%) | 1326/2720 (49%) | |
| Improved sanitation facility‡ | 805/2723 (30%) | 733/2471 (30%) | 1009/2721 (37%) | |
| Structurally complete sanitation facility (ie, floor, walls, and roof) | 695/2638 (26%) | 620/2414 (26%) | 849/2620 (32%) | |
| Faeces visible in courtyard | 249/2723 (9%) | 265/2473 (11%) | 245/2720 (9%) | |
| Handwashing station observed, with soap and water | 47/2723 (2%) | 26/2470 (1%) | 42/2721 (2%) | |
| Sanitary disposal of child faeces (for children <3 years) | 1115/1818 (61%) | 983/1585 (62%) | 1045/1737 (60%) | |
| Household hunger (food security) | ||||
| Little to none | 1476/2723 (54%) | 1348/2470 (55%) | 1379/2721 (51%) | |
| Moderate | 1020/2723 (37%) | 966/2470 (39%) | 1096/2721 (40%) | |
| Severe | 227/2723 (8%) | 156/2470 (6%) | 246/2721 (9%) | |
| Child level | ||||
| Exclusive breastfeeding (for infants <6 months) | 241/311 (77%) | 218/283 (77%) | 231/302 (76%) | |
| Minimum dietary diversity (for children aged 6–23 months·) | 337/930 (36%) | 320/844 (38%) | 353/909 (39%) | |
Data are number of children or number of households (%), or mean (SD).
*
Water sampling was done in 10% of all study households.
†
As defined by WHO and UNICEF, improved drinking water sources include piped water, public taps, tubewells, protected dug wells or springs, and rainwater.
‡
As defined by WHO and UNICEF, improved sanitation includes flush toilet, ventilated improved pit latrine, pit latrine with slab, and composting toilet.