Table 2.
Characteristics and presenting complaints of observed sick children seen by HSAs in districts using the iCCM mobile application and paper tools
| Characteristics |
iCCM mobile application (N = 535) |
Paper tools (N = 452) |
P-value |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
N |
Weighted
% |
(95% CI) |
N |
Weighted % |
(95% CI) |
||
| Age (months; mean) |
535 |
23.5 |
21.1, 25.8 |
452 |
23.3 |
21.5, 25.2 |
0.943 |
| Gender: | |||||||
| -Female |
275 |
53.2 |
46.0, 60.4 |
237 |
58.1 |
51.0, 64.9 |
0.347 |
| -Male |
260 |
46.8 |
39.6, 54.0 |
215 |
41.9 |
35.1, 49.0 |
|
|
Presenting complaint of observed sick children as reported by caregiver* | |||||||
| Fast or difficult breathing |
7 |
0.7 |
0.3, 1.5 |
23 |
6.4 |
3.4, 11.8 |
<0.001 |
| Cough |
367 |
69.1 |
62.4, 75.1 |
309 |
62.9 |
55.7, 69.6 |
0.200 |
| Pneumonia |
1 |
0.1 |
0.0, 0.7 |
21 |
5.2 |
2.7, 9.9 |
<0.001 |
| Diarrhoea (loose stools) |
126 |
20.9 |
15.9, 26.9 |
107 |
30.3 |
23.5, 38.0 |
0.043 |
| Fever |
308 |
61.5 |
56.0, 66.8 |
294 |
65.2 |
57.9, 71.9 |
0.421 |
| Malaria |
2 |
1.0 |
0.2, 6.0 |
52 |
7.6 |
4.9, 11.5 |
0.030 |
| Convulsions |
1 |
0.1 |
0.0, 0.7 |
3 |
0.3 |
0.1, 1.0 |
0.307 |
| Sleepy or unconscious |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0, 0.0 |
8 |
0.9 |
0.5, 1.6 |
0.002 |
| Difficulty drinking or feeding |
11 |
3.6 |
1.5, 8.6 |
14 |
2.5 |
1.0, 6.1 |
0.575 |
| Vomiting |
58 |
12.4 |
8.2, 18.5 |
59 |
13.3 |
8.4, 20.3 |
0.837 |
| Red eyes |
37 |
6.2 |
3.6, 10.5 |
18 |
3.9 |
1.7, 8.6 |
0.350 |
| Other problem mentioned | 46 | 12.1 | 7.6, 18.6 | 50 | 9.3 | 5.7, 14.9 | 0.441 |
iCCM – integrated community case management, HSA – health surveillance assistant
*Categories are not mutually exclusive as caregivers may report multiple complaints.