Table 1. Baseline characteristics of enrolled children, households, and compounds.
Table 1—source code 1. Baseline characteristics.
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Table 1—source data 1. Baseline characteristics.
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| Control | Intervention | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | n (%) or mean (SD) | N | n (%) or mean (SD) | |
| Child level variables | ||||
| Age at survey, days* | 520 | 700 (405) | 441 | 694 (403) |
| Sex, female | 520 | 266 (51%) | 444 | 227 (51%) |
| Child is breastfed with or without complementary feeding | 526 | 169 (32%) | 448 | 143 (32%) |
| Child is exclusively breastfed | 526 | 49 (9.3%) | 448 | 37 (8.3%) |
| Child feces reported to be disposed of in a latrine | 526 | 148 (28%) | 448 | 141 (31%) |
| Child wears diapers | 526 | 342 (65%) | 447 | 294 (66%) |
| Caregiver completed primary school | 528 | 287 (54%) | 451 | 239 (53%) |
| Child's mother is alive | 513 | 503 (98%) | 435 | 426 (98%) |
| Respondent is child's mother | 519 | 368 (71%) | 443 | 284 (64%) |
| Household level variables | ||||
| Household population | 441 | 5.4 (2.4) | 365 | 6.1 (3.0) |
| Household wealth score, 0 (poorer) - 1 (wealthier)† | 440 | 0.45 (0.10) | 365 | 0.44 (0.10) |
| Household crowding, >3 persons/room | 440 | 54 (12%) | 365 | 60 (17%) |
| Household floor is covered‡ | 440 | 426 (97%) | 365 | 333 (91%) |
| Household wall made of bricks, concrete, or similar‡ | 440 | 304 (69%) | 365 | 215 (59%) |
| Household drinking water source inside compound | 435 | 324 (74%) | 360 | 294 (82%) |
| Latrine used by household has a ceramic or masonry pedestal‡ | 432 | 153 (35%) | 359 | 142 (40%) |
| Latrine used by household has a drop-hole cover‡ | 434 | 232 (53%) | 359 | 224 (62%) |
| Compound level variables | ||||
| Number of compound members | 287 | 14 (6.2) | 208 | 19 (12) |
| Number of households | 287 | 3.8 (2.1) | 208 | 4.4 (3.7) |
| Number of water taps in compound | 283 | 0.98 (0.95) | 207 | 1.4 (1.6) |
| Number of latrines in compound | 287 | 1.0 (0.20) | 207 | 1.1 (0.57) |
| Number of people sharing a latrine | 285 | 14 (6.2) | 197 | 17 (8.9) |
| Number of households sharing a latrine | 285 | 3.7 (1.8) | 197 | 4.0 (2.8) |
| Latrine walls made of brick, concrete or similar‡ | 282 | 72 (26%) | 204 | 67 (33%) |
| Compound population density, persons/square meter§ | 281 | 0.071 (0.04) | 205 | 0.087 (0.05) |
| Compound has electricity that normally functions | 287 | 251 (87%) | 208 | 189 (91%) |
| Compound is prone to flooding | 287 | 184 (64%) | 208 | 120 (58%) |
| Any animals observed in compound‡ | 287 | 170 (59%) | 208 | 132 (63%) |
| Dog(s) observed‡ | 287 | 14 (4.9%) | 208 | 14 (6.7%) |
| Chicken(s) or duck(s) observed‡ | 287 | 40 (14%) | 208 | 30 (14%) |
| Cat(s) observed‡ | 287 | 149 (52%) | 208 | 116 (56%) |
Data are n (%) or mean (standard deviation) and collected by questionnaire unless otherwise noted.
* Age range 32–1819 days, IQR 339–1021 days. Age distributions available in Appendix 1—figure 3.
†Assessed using Simple Poverty Scorecard for Mozambique (http://www.simplepovertyscorecard.com/MOZ_2008_ENG.pdf).
‡Data collected by direct observation.
§Calculated as # of people living in the compound divided by the area of the compound in square meters. Source files available in Table 1—source data 1 and Table 1—source code 1.