Table 1 Descriptive statistics for children under five years old in control vs intervention communities in sampled houses at baseline (2008)
Intervention (n = 469) | Control (n = 266) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
% | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
Age in years | ||||
0-11 months | 22.2 | 18.4-25.9 | 24.8 | 19.6-30.0 |
12-23 months | 19.8 | 16.2-23.5 | 18.8 | 14.1-23.5 |
24-35 months | 19.6 | 16.0-23.2 | 16.5 | 12.1-21.0 |
36-47 months | 17.9 | 14.4-21.4 | 19.6 | 14.8-24.3 |
48-59 months | 20.5 | 16.8-24.1 | 20.3 | 15.5-25.2 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 50.1 | 45.6-54.6 | 47.4 | 41.4-53.4 |
Female | 49.9 | 45.4-54.4 | 52.6 | 46.6-58.7 |
Geography | ||||
Southern Luangwa (<50 km from Boma) | 45.8 | 41.3-50.4 | 45.9 | 39.9-51.9 |
Northern Luangwa (≥50 km from Boma) | 54.2 | 49.6-58.7 | 54.1 | 48.1-60.1 |
Mother’s education | ||||
None – Primary 6 | 47.8 | 43.2-52.3 | 49.3 | 43.3-55.3 |
Primary 7 - Higher | 52.2 | 47.7-56.8 | 50.8 | 44.7-65.8 |
Household wealth | ||||
Poorest | 18.8 | 15.2-22.3 | 22.2 | 17.2-27.2 |
Poor | 23.0 | 19.2-26.7 | 14.7 | 10.4-18.9 |
Middle | 16.0 | 12.7-19.3 | 27.4 | 22.1-32.8 |
Rich | 17.3 | 13.8-20.7 | 24.4 | 19.3-29.6 |
Richest | 25.0** | 21.0-28.9 | 11.3 | 7.5-15.1 |
ITN use | ||||
ITN used last night by child§ | 60.8** | 55.9-65.6 | 41.0 | 34.2-47.7 |
Any ITN use in house last night§ | 61.3** | 56.4-66.1 | 43.4 | 37.1-50.7 |