Table 2.
Baseline infant water consumption and exposures among those who reported giving their child drinking water
Intervention N = 108 (%) | Control N = 105 (%) | P value* | ||
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Mean age at initial consumption, months† | 4 (0.03–8) | 4 (0.1–9) | 0.89 | |
Age at initial water consumption, months | < 1 | 12 (11.1) | 10 (9.5) | 0.75 |
1–3 | 33 (30.6) | 30 (28.6) | – | |
4–6 | 55 (50.9) | 60 (57.1) | – | |
7–10 | 8 (7.4) | 5 (4.8) | – | |
Infant consumption of untreated water | 58 (53.7) | 47 (44.8) | 0.15 | |
Recreational water exposure via bathing or swimming‡ | 21 (17.7) | 20 (16.8) | 0.86 |
P value based on χ2 test.
Mean and range reported, P value based on two sample t test.
Reported recreational water sources included river, lake, dam, and pond.