Table 3 Descriptive statistics of the sample of children under 5 with diarrhea from six districts of Gujarat: continuous variables
Variable | Baseline (NÂ =Â 287) | Endline (NÂ =Â 326) | Statistical tests | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Mean | F test | p value | |
Child age (months) | 18.01 | 21.43 | 9.920 | 0.002 |
Household size | 6.826 | 6.623 | 0.790 | 0.377 |
Duration of diarrhea | 3.24 | 3.14 | 0.430 | 0.514 |
Coverage with zinc | 1.47% | 11.42% | 27.048 | 0.000 |
Coverage with ORS | 8.65% | 20.88% | 30.010 | 0.000 |
Coverage with zinc and ORS | 0.33% | 9.46% | 52.432 | 0.000 |
Female child | 22.02% | 23.65% | 0.411 | 0.522 |
Paternal primary education | 38.34% | 47.15% | 4.046 | 0.046 |
Paternal secondary education | 18.60% | 26.26% | 3.447 | 0.065 |
Mother primary education | 21.70% | 32.79% | 10.409 | 0.002 |
Mother secondary education | 6.85% | 10.93% | 2.764 | 0.098 |
Scheduled caste | 5.38% | 9.95% | 4.140 | 0.044 |
Scheduled tribe | 17.29% | 16.48% | 0.938 | 0.334 |
Other backwards caste | 17.78% | 22.02% | 0.392 | 0.532 |
Knowledge about ORS | 25.12% | 37.36% | 16.444 | 0.000 |
Knowledge about zinc | 2.94% | 10.28% | 19.606 | 0.000 |
Below poverty line card | 20.39% | 25.94% | 1.109 | 0.294 |
Poorest wealth quintile | 15.33% | 7.50% | 16.814 | 0.000 |
Very poor wealth quintile | 9.46% | 11.42% | 0.121 | 0.728 |
Poor wealth quintile | 8.97% | 10.93% | 0.174 | 0.678 |
Less poor wealth quintile | 6.20% | 14.19% | 13.408 | 0.000 |
Least poor wealth quintile | 6.69% | 8.97% | 0.640 | 0.425 |
Blood in stool | 3.26% | 3.43% | 0.067 | 0.796 |
Public facility provider | 6.85% | 8.81% | 0.286 | 0.5935 |
Public community based provider | 1.79% | 7.01% | 14.033 | 0.000 |
Private provider | 30.18% | 32.95% | 0.310 | 0.578 |