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. 2018 Feb 14;20(2):e53. doi: 10.2196/jmir.8922

Table 2.

Practices of essential service procedures at baseline and endpoint.

Procedure Baseline Endpoint Overall P value

Control, n (%) Intervention, n (%) P value Control, n (%) Intervention, n (%) P value
Asking history of previous treatment for the current illness







Yes 52 (19.8) 54 (20.1) .93 52 (20.5) 237 (90.5) <.001 <.001

No 211 (80.2) 215 (79.9)
202 (79.5) 25 (9.5)

Checking body signs (eg, swallow tonsils for RTIs or dehydration for GTIs)







Yes 65 (24.7) 59 (21.9) .45 63 (24.8) 236 (90.1) <.001 <.001

No 198 (75.3) 210 (78.1)
191 (75.2) 26 (9.9)

Measuring temperature







Yes 62 (23.6) 57 (21.2) .51 61 (24.0) 238 (90.8) <.001 <.001

No 201 (76.4) 212 (78.8)
193 (76.0) 24 (9.2)

Performing auscultation of the chest for RTIsaor the abdomen for GTIsb







Yes 36 (13.7) 37 (13.8) .98 40 (15.7) 232 (88.5) <.001 <.001

No 227 (86.3) 232 (86.2)
214 (84.3) 30 (12.2)

Telling diagnosis and disease trajectory







Yes 28 (10.6) 27 (10.0) .82 30 (11.8) 242 (92.4) <.001 <.001

No 235 (89.4) 242 (90.0)
224 (88.2) 20 (7.6)

Explaining potential causes of the illness







Yes 17 (6.5) 15 (5.6) .67 17 (6.7) 242 (92.4) <.001 <.001

No 246 (93.5) 254 (94.4)
237 (93.3) 20 (7.6)

Discussing treatment alternatives







Yes 12 (4.6) 16 (5.9) .47 17 (6.7) 247 (94.3) <.001 <.001

No 251 (95.4) 253 (94.1)
237 (93.3) 15 (5.7)

Educating drug intake if applicable







Yes 32 (12.2) 31 (11.5) .82 32 (12.6) 249 (95.0) <.001 <.001

No 231 (87.8) 238 (88.5)
222 (87.4) 13 (5.0)

Counseling symptoms relief







Yes 8 (3.0) 7 (2.6) .76 7 (2.8) 248 (94.7) <.001 <.001

No 255 (97.0) 262 (97.4)
247 (97.2) 14 (5.3)

Counseling infection prevention









Yes 9 (3.4) 8 (3.0) .77 8 (3.1) 241 (92.0) <.001 <.001

No 254 (96.6) 261 (97.0)
246 (96.9) 21 (8.0)

aRTIs: respiratory tract infections.

bGTIs: gastrointestinal tract infections.