Table 7.
RECO – relais communautaire performance on assessment of sick children for iCCM conditions
| Correct performance (No., %) |
Intervention performance relative to control |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Control |
Intervention |
aOR* |
95% CI |
P-value |
|
|
All children: |
N = 74 |
N = 78 |
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| Asked for all three conditions |
61 (82.4) |
74 (94.9) |
3.1 |
(0.8-12.8) |
0.103 |
| Asked for all three conditions and duration of each |
55 (74.3) |
74 (94.9) |
6.7 |
(1.6-28.0) |
0.009 |
|
Children 6-59 mo:† |
N = 62 |
N = 69 |
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| Performed MUAC measurement |
59 (95.2) |
60 (87.0) |
0.3 |
(0.1-1.1) |
0.068 |
| MUAC measurement correct |
51 (82.3) |
58 (84.1) |
1.1 |
(0.4-3.0) |
0.868 |
|
Children with respiratory symptoms: |
N = 41 |
N = 39 |
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| Performed breath count at appropriate indication |
33 (80.1) |
36 (92.3) |
2.0‡ |
(0.4-10.2) |
0.32 |
| Breath count correct (within ±3 breaths of evaluator’s count) | 22 (53.7) | 12 (48.7) | 1.0 | (0.5-2.2) | 0.496 |
RECO – relais communautaire, iCCM – integrated community case management, aOR – adjusted odds ratio, CI – confidence interval, MUAC – mid-upper arm circumference
*Adjusted for age of the child, the condition and complexity of the child’s condition, the age, sex, education and occupation of the RECO, the health zone and number of supervisions per month in the health area.
†MUAC (mid-upper arm circumference) is not measured on children under 6 mo
‡Condition and complexity of the child’s condition dropped.