Table 1.
Study subject demographics by rurality
| Rural (N = 172) | Urban (N = 144) | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (months)† | 18.7 (7.8) | 16.5 (6.8) | 0.007 |
| Weight-for-age WHO z-score at enrollment† | −1.6 (1.1) | −0.8 (1.0) | < 0.0001 |
| Weight-for-length WHO z-score at enrollment† | −1.2 (1.0) | −0.7 (1.0) | < 0.0001 |
| Antibiotics prescribed at initial visit‡ | 24 (14%) | 16 (11%) | 0.45 |
| Zinc prescribed at initial visit‡ | 111 (65%) | 59 (41%) | < 0.0001 |
| Gender = Female‡ | 82 (48%) | 65 (45%) | 0.65 |
| Water supply to house‡ | < 0.0001 | ||
| Public or bottled water | 19 (11%) | 135 (94%) | |
| Rainwater or water tank | 1 (1%) | 6 (4%) | |
| Well or river | 152 (88%) | 3 (2%) | |
| Method of human waste disposal‡ | < 0.0001 | ||
| Indoor plumbing | 32 (19%) | 136 (94%) | |
| Latrine: septic tank | 2 (1%) | 3 (2%) | |
| Latrine: open pit | 138 (80%) | 5 (3%) |
* P-value obtained from t-test for continuous variables and by χ2 test for categorical variables.
† Estimates for symmetrical numeric variables are given as mean ± SD.
‡ Estimates for categorical variables are given as frequency, percent.