Table 1 Baseline characteristics, by symptoms: children treated with RA versus children not treated with RA

Total no. of children

30

–

24

–

69

–

48

–

99

–

72

–

Child characteristics

 Child’s age, months

  < 36 mo

25*

83.3

13

54.2

61*

88.4

30

64.6

86*

86.9

43

59.7

  ≥ 36 mo

5*

16.7

11

45.8

8*

11.6

18

35.4

13*

13.1

29

40.3

 Child’s gender

  Male

14

46.7

13

54.2

32

46.4

27

56.3

46

46.5

40

55.6

  Female

16

53.3

11

45.8

37

53.6

20

41.7

53

53.5

31

43.1

  Missing

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

2.1

–

–

1

1.4

Caregiver and household characteristics

 Caregiver’s gender

  Male

3

10.0

–

–

24*

34.8

–

–

27*

27.3

–

–

  Female

27

90.0

24

100.0

45*

65.2

48

100.0

72*

72.7

72

100.0

 Caregiver’s age, years

  15–24

1*

3.3

6

25.0

11*

15.9

16

33.3

12*

12.1

22

30.6

  25–35

15*

50.0

14

58.4

37*

53.6

26

54.2

52*

52.5

40

55.6

  36–50

11*

36.7

2

8.3

19*

27.6

3

6.2

30*

30.3

5

6.9

  > 50

–

–

–

–

2*

2.9

–

–

2*

2.0

–

–

  Missing/unknown

3

10.0

2

8.3

–

–

3

6.2

3

3.0

5

6.9

 Education

  No education

23

76.7

23

95.8

56

81.2

40

83.3

79

79.8

63

87.5

  ≤ 7 years

7

23.3

1

4.2

9

13.0

8

16.7

16

16.2

9

12.5

  > 7 years

–

–

–

–

2

2.9

–

–

2

2.0

–

–

  Missing/unknown

–

–

–

–

2

2.9

–

–

2

2.0

–

–

 Occupation

  Unemployed

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

6.2

–

–

3

4.2

  Agriculture

30*

100.0

16

66.7

68*

98.6

25

52.1

98*

99.0

41

56.9

  Self-employed (only or + agriculture)

–

–

8

33.3

–

–

20

41.7

–

–

28

38.9

  Missing/unknown

–

–

–

–

1*

1.4

–

–

1*

1.0

–

–

 Household food scarcity

  Never

22

73.3

18

75.0

48*

69.6

32

66.7

70*

70.7

50

69.5

  Seldom

–

–

4

16.7

–

–

10

20.8

–

–

14

19.4

  Sometimes

1

3.3

2

8.3

1*

1.4

6

12.5

2*

2.0

8

11.1

  Often

–

–

–

–

2*

2.9

–

–

2*

2.0

–

–

  Always

6

20.0

–

–

16*

23.2

–

–

22*

22.2

–

–

  Missing/unknown

1

3.3

–

–

2*

2.9

–

–

3

3.0

–

–

 No. of working people over 10 years of age in the household

  ≤ 2

10

33.3

13

54.2

20*

29.0

24

50.0

30*

30.3

37

51.4

  3–5

13

43.3

10

41.7

35*

50.7

23

47.9

48*

48.5

33

45.8

  6–10

5

16.7

1

4.1

9*

13.0

1

2.1

14*

14.1

2

2.8

  > 10

1

3.3

–

–

2*

2.9

–

–

3*

3.0

–

–

  Missing/unknown

1

3.3

–

–

3*

4.4

–

–

4

4.0

–

–

Illness characteristics

 Providers visited^b

  Traditional medicine only

–

–

3^c

12.5

–

–

10^c

20.8

–

–

13^c

18.1

  Itinerant drug sellers/home stock only

–

–

7

29.2

–

–

17

35.4

–

–

24

33.3

  Traditional medicine and home stock

–

–

1

4.2

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

1.4

  1 “modern” provider^d

–

–

12

50.0

–

–

20

41.7

–

–

32

44.5

  2 “modern” providers^d

29

96.7

1

4.2

69

100.0

–

–

98

99.0

1

1.4

  3 “modern” providers^d

1

3.3

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

1.0

–

–

 No. days lost caring for sick children: completed episode

  ≤ 2 d

12

40.0

8

33.3

8*

11.6

20

41.7

20*

20.2

28

38.9

  > 2–5 d

14

46.7

15

62.5

51*

73.9

26

54.2

65*

65.7

41

56.9

  > 5–8 d

4

13.3

1

4.2

9*

13.0

2

4.1

13*

13.1

3

4.2

  > 8 d

–

–

–

–

1*

1.5

–

–

1*

1.0

–

–