Table 1.
Household, caregiver, and child characteristics of children admitted to the OTP.
| Household Characteristics | n (%) |
| Sanitation (n = 660) | |
| Pit latrine with slab | 17 (2.6) |
| Open pit | 510 (77.2) |
| Open space (Bush/farm land, other) | 123 (20.2) |
| Source of drinking water (n = 659) | |
| Protected source ( public tap, protected well/spring) | 501 (76.0) |
| Unprotected source (spring, well, other) | 158 (24.0) |
| House construction (n = 660) | |
| Corrugated iron roof with wood and mud wall | 168 (25.5) |
| Thatched roof with wood and mud/grass wall | 492 (74.6) |
| Number of children under five in the household (n = 661) | |
| One | 396 (59.9) |
| More than one | 265 (40.1) |
| Caregiver Characterstics | |
| Relationship to child (n = 660) | |
| Biological mother | 586 (88.8) |
| Marital status (n = 638) | |
| Married | 575 (90.1) |
| Age (in years) (n = 653) | |
| 15–19 | 9 (1.4) |
| 20–29 | 268 (41.0) |
| 30–39 | 314 (48.1) |
| ≥40 | 62 (9.5) |
| Current occupation (n = 661) | |
| Nonsalaried job | 96 (14.5) |
| Farmer | 349 (52.8) |
| Petty trade & wage work | 216 (32.7) |
| Educational status (n = 661) | |
| Never attended school | 20 (3.0) |
| In but did not complete primary school | 355 (69.4) |
| Completed primary and above | 182 (27.6) |
| Child Characteristics | |
| Sex (n = 661) | |
| Female | 389 (58.9) |
| Age (in Months) (n = 661) | |
| 6–11 months | 289 (43.7) |
| 12–23 months | 207 (31.3) |
| 24–35 months | 66 (10.0) |
| 36–47 months | 63 (9.5) |
| 48–59 months | 36 (5.4) |