Table 2. Sample characteristics and baseline diarrhea case management.
| Control | Free and convenient | Convenient only | Free only | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households with case of diarrhea | 28.5% | 25.6% | 26.1% | 26.8% |
| Caretaker characteristics | ||||
| Age | 28.5 | 30.1 | 28.3 | 29.7 |
| Number of children | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| Highest education | ||||
| None | 8.0% | 11.8% | 5.5% | 9.4% |
| Primary | 54.2% | 45.6% | 46.5% | 48.4% |
| Secondary+ | 37.8% | 42.6% | 48.0% | 42.2% |
| Child characteristics | ||||
| Child age (months) | 22.9 | 23.9 | 22.2 | 24.3 |
| Male | 53.8% | 54.4% | 52.9% | 53.3% |
| Diarrhea case characteristics | ||||
| Blood in stool | 7.0% | 5.8% | 10.6% | 6.2% |
| Concurrent fever | 55.3% | 51.3% | 56.3% | 57.3% |
| Water source | ||||
| Piped | 14.2% | 18.5% | 23.8% | 27.1% |
| Protected well | 69.3% | 68.4% | 57.8% | 56.1% |
| Unprotected source | 13.3% | 9.6% | 12.9% | 13.4% |
| Baseline diarrhea treatment characteristics of villagea | ||||
| Percentage of cases used ORS (last 4 weeks) | 60.9% | 62.2% | 58.6% | 59.1% |
| Percentage of cases used ORS + zinc (last 4 weeks) | 35.2% | 35.6% | 29.9% | 36.9% |
| Percentage heard of ORS | 96.6% | 94.6% | 95.6% | 98.5% |
| Percentage aware of free ORS in village | 27.4% | 25.5% | 38.0% | 33.2% |
aBaseline diarrhea treatment characteristics were collapsed to the village level and merged with endline data.
Unit of observation = case of diarrhea. Multinomial logit regressing treatment assignment on all covariates in the table produces chi-squared test statistic with P < 0.01, which rejects perfect randomization.
Abbreviation: ORS, oral rehydration salts.