Table 1.
Baseline characteristics.
| Demographics | n/N (%) or median (IQR) |
|---|---|
| Male sex | 259/547 (47%) |
| Age in months | 14 (9–21) |
| Age group | |
| −2–11 months | 225/547 (41%) |
| −12–23 months | 206/547 (38%) |
| −24 months and older | 116/547 (21%) |
| Primary care giver | |
| - Mother | 506/514 (98%) |
| - Father or grandparents | 8/514 (2%) |
| Number of children <18y in household | 2 (1–2) |
| Educational level mother | |
| - None | 30/514 (6%) |
| - Primary school | 348/514 (68%) |
| - Post primary school | 130/514 (25%) |
| - Post secondary school | 6/514 (1%) |
| Seasona | |
| - Rainy | 44/547 (8%) |
| - Post rainy | 106/547 (19%) |
| - Dry | 397/547 (73%) |
| Health center | |
| - Facility A, clinician 1 | 149/547 (27%) |
| - Facility A, clinician 2 | 234/547 (43%) |
| - Facility B, clinician 3 | 164/547 (30%) |
| Follow-upb | |
| Referral | 2/547 (0%) |
| Admission | 7/547 (1%) |
| Cured at day 3 | 473/523 (90%) |
| Cured at day 7 | 534/544 (98%) |
| Cured at day 14 (from those not cured at d7) | 10/10 (100%) |
| Died (at day 20) | 1/547 (0%) |
a
Rainy season in the study area was March to May, post rainy season June to July, dry season August to February.
b
Not all patients could be reached by telephone during follow-up, resulting in 24 patients with missing follow-up at day 3 and 3 with missing follow-up at day 7.