Table 1.
Characteristic | BGD | BRF | INV | NEB | PEL | PKN | SAV | TZH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Children included per site, No. | 203 | 84 | 195 | 210 | 243 | 234 | 190 | 191 |
Cryptosporidium positive, % | 37 | 61 | 36 | 21 | 63 | 62 | 27 | 68 |
Female sex, % | 49 | 51 | 53 | 48 | 45 | 50 | 47 | 52 |
Enrollment LAZ, mean (SD) | –1.0 (1.1) | –0.1 (1.2) | –1.0 (1.1) | –0.65 (1.0) | –1.3 (1.0) | –1.1 (1.2) | –0.84 (1.1) | –1.0 (1.1) |
Exclusive breastfeeding days, median (IQR) | 155 (117–176) | 112 (64–152) | 107 (75–138) | 86 (43–131) | 84 (29–133) | 14 (8–20) | 31 (19–52) | 55 (35–79) |
Household monthly income, USD, median (IQR) | 108 (79–144) | 348 (308–390) | 61 (44–96) | 138 (101–211) | 127 (104–170) | 127 (81–220) | 192 (116–291) | 15 (8–30) |
Mother’s years of schooling, median (IQR) | 5 (2–8) | 9 (7–12) | 8 (4–10) | 9 (6–10) | 8 (6–10) | 0 (0–5) | 11 (9–12) | 7 (3–7) |
Overcrowding, % | 47 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 7 | 16.5 |
Poor sanitation, % | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 76 | 23 | 4 | 87 |
Unprotected water source, % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 68 |
Cattle ownership, % | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 16 | 66 |
Chicken or duck ownership, % | 7 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 40 | 50 | 39 | 88 |
Dirt floor, % | 5 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 74 | 73 | 12 | 92 |
Abbreviations: BGD, Dhaka, Bangladesh; BRF, Fortaleza, Brazil; INV, Vellore, India; IQR, interquartile range; LAZ, length-for-age z score; NEB, Bhaktapur, Nepal; PEL, Loreto, Peru; PKN, Naushero Feroze, Pakistan; SAV, Venda, South Africa; SD, standard deviation; TZH, Haydom, Tanzania; USD, US dollars.