Table 2.
Episodes of diarrhoea, fever and pneumonia in children younger than 5 y and care seeking in the three groups
| Phone group (n = 1588) | Longitudinal control group (n = 759) | Cross-sectional control group (n = 555) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children <5 y with diarrhoea in past 2 weeks |
64/ 1581 (4%) |
42/757 (6%) |
27/555 (5%) |
|
| Proportion of children with diarrhoea who sought care (%, 95% CI)* |
47/63 (75% [64%-85%]) |
33/41 (80% [68%-93%]) |
21/27 (78% [62%-93%]) |
0.69 |
| Children <5 y with fever in past 2 weeks |
341/1570 (22%) |
154/758 (20%) |
105/551 (19%) |
|
| Proportion of children with fever who sought care (%, 95% CI)† |
283/341 (83% [79%-87%]) |
120/151 (79% [73%-86%]) |
83/105 (79% [71-87]) |
0.51 |
| From public sector |
24 (8.4%) |
6 (5%) |
4 (5%) |
|
| Number of days from onset of fever to first seeking care or advice (Median, IQR), n‡ |
0 (0-1), n = 280 |
0 (0-1), n = 118 |
0 (0-1), n = 83 |
|
| Children <5 y with fever and cough in past 2 weeks |
224/1542 (14%) |
95/747 (13%) |
72/545 (13%) |
|
| Proportion of children with fever and cough who sought care (%, 95% CI)§ |
195/221 (88% [84%-92%]) |
79/94 (84% [77%-91%]) |
64/72 (89% [82%-96%]) |
0.50 |
| From public sector | 17 (8.7%) | 7 (8.9%) | 2 (3.1%) |
y – years, IQR – interquartile range, CI – confidence interval
*χ2 test: P = 0.69.
†χ2 test: P = 0.51.
‡n = number of respondents.
§χ2 test: P = 0.50.