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) | ||||
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Counseling infection prevention |
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| 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.