TABLE 3.
Chi-Square Analysis of Paper Versus SMS Follow-Up by Study Population Characteristics
| Characteristic | Uganda |
Ghana |
Senegal |
Rwanda |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUAC >90 days (%) | P Value | MUAC >90 days (%) | P Value | MUAC >90 days (%) | P Value | MUAC >90 days (%) | P Value | |
| Under-5 Children | ||||||||
| Age, months | <.001*** | <.001*** | <.001*** | <.001*** | ||||
| 6–12 (1 year) | 64 | REF | 67 | REF | 26 | <.001*** | 64 | .11 |
| 12–18 | 70 | <.001*** | 80 | <.001*** | 34 | <.001*** | 79 | .001*** |
| 18–24 (2 years) | 72 | <.001*** | 77 | <.001*** | 36 | <.001*** | 76 | .03* |
| 24–30 | 72 | <.001*** | 70 | <.001*** | 36 | <.001*** | 69 | .96 |
| 30–36 (3 years) | 73 | <.001*** | 77 | <.001*** | 32 | <.001*** | 75 | REF |
| 36–42 | 73 | <.001*** | 80 | <.001*** | 35 | <.001*** | 68 | .67 |
| 42–48 (4 years) | 74 | <.001*** | 73 | <.001*** | 33 | <.001*** | 78 | .002*** |
| 48–54 | 71 | <.001*** | 71 | <.001*** | 30 | <.001*** | 75 | .045* |
| 54–60 (5 years) | 62 | <.001*** | 62 | <.001*** | 20 | .30 | 76 | .02* |
| Gender | .006** | .25 | .98 | .76 | ||||
| Male | 70 | .006** | 73 | REF | 32 | REF | 73 | REF |
| Female | 71 | REF | 74 | .25 | 32 | .98 | 74 | .76 |
| Households | ||||||||
| No. of under-5 children in each household categorized | <.001*** | .002** | .05 * | .047 * | ||||
| 1 | 56 | REF | 72 | REF | 33 | REF | 74 | REF |
| 2 | 60 | .03* | 76 | <.001*** | 33 | .94 | 74 | .75 |
| 3 | 60 | <.001*** | 78 | .001*** | 31 | .16 | 71 | .61 |
| 4 | 61 | .63 | 72 | .88 | 31 | .33 | 63 | .20 |
| 5 | 71 | .03* | 30 | .01** | 32 | .67 | 11 | .003** |
| 6 | 68 | .37 | NA | NA | 30 | .28 | NA | NA |
| 7 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 14 | .04* | NA | NA |
| 8 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 41 | .20 | NA | NA |
| 9 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 40 | .28 | NA | NA |
| 10 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 16 | .09 | NA | NA |
| 11 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Age groups for household heads, years | <.001*** | <.001*** | .82 | .02 * | ||||
| 0–15 | 66 | .11 | 67 | .30 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15–25 | 48 | <.001*** | 41 | <.001*** | 27 | REF | NA | NA |
| 25–35 | 56 | REF | 55 | REF | 26 | .49 | 54 | <.001*** |
| 35–45 | 59 | <.001*** | 54 | .20 | 28 | .74 | 67 | REF |
| 45–55 | 59 | <.001*** | 61 | <.001*** | 27 | .98 | 68 | .45 |
| 55–65 | 60 | <.001*** | 58 | .33 | 26 | .50 | 66 | .80 |
| ≥65 | 60 | <.001*** | 55 | .99 | 26 | .61 | 70 | .31 |
| Gender of household head | .05 * | .88 | .26 | <.001*** | ||||
| Male | 56 | REF | 55 | REF | 27 | REF | 69 | REF |
| Female | 57 | .05* | 54 | .88 | 29 | .26 | 54 | <.001*** |
| CHWs | ||||||||
| No. of under-5 children per CHW | <.001*** | <.001*** | <.001*** | <.001*** | ||||
| 1 (range: 0–150) | 71 | REF | 76 | REF | NA | REF | 64 | REF |
| 2 (range: 150–177) | 72 | .56 | 77 | .66 | NA | NA | 70 | <.001*** |
| 3 (range: 177–200) | 72 | .005** | 81 | .002** | 17 | .45 | 80 | <.001*** |
| 4 (range: ≥200) | 67 | <.001*** | 63 | <.001*** | 32 | <.001*** | NA | NA |
Abbreviations: CHW, community health worker; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference; NA, not applicable.
*
P≤.05;
**
P≤.01;
***
P≤.001.