Table 1 |
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Base-line Demogrpahic Characteristics and Features of the Diarrheal Episode with Respect to Study Group* |
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| Characteristics |
Treatment group (N = 102) |
Control (N = 98) |
P value |
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| Age in months |
21.2 ± 14.2 |
21.4 ± 13.7 |
0.8 |
| Male sex (%) |
58.8 |
48.9 |
0.16 |
| Monthly income |
Rs.1497 ± 1719 |
Rs.1436 ± 1428 |
0.62 |
| No. of children in the family |
2.0 ± 0.9 |
2.1 ± 0.9 |
0.4 |
| Educational status of mother |
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| Illiterate(%) |
12.7 |
23.4 |
0.11 |
| Primary |
7.8 |
12.2 |
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| Middle |
14.7 |
14.2 |
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| High |
42.1 |
37.7 |
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| College |
22.5 |
12.2 |
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| Child's diet (%) |
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| Predominantly breast fed |
15.6 |
21.4 |
0.4 |
| Predominantly formula fed |
5 |
3 |
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| Both |
1 |
3 |
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| Other solid foods |
78.4 |
72.6 |
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| Immunization status (%) |
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| Unimmunized |
3.9 |
7.1 |
0.4 |
| Incomplete |
14.7 |
10.2 |
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| Complete |
81.3 |
82.6 |
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| Weight (KG) |
8.2 ± 2.2 |
7.8 ± 2.1 |
0.2 |
| Height (CMS) |
77.3 ± 10.9 |
75.8 ± 9.9 |
0.3 |
| Wasting (%) |
58.2 |
51 |
0.3 |
| Duration of diarrhea before enrollment(days) |
2.2 ± 1.4 |
2.2 ± 1.3 |
0.8 |
| No. of stools in the previous 24 hr |
9.9 ± 6.3 |
9.3 ± 7.1 |
0.5 |
| Vomiting in 24 hr before enrollment (%) |
61.7 |
55.1 |
0.3 |
| Fever during this episode(%) |
39.2 |
37.6 |
0.8 |
| Dehydration (%) |
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| No |
85.2 |
82.6 |
0.8 |
| Some |
11.7 |
14.2 |
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| Severe |
2.9 |
3 |
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| Type of stool |
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| Watery or mucoid |
89.3 |
87.8 |
0.2 |
| Bloody |
10.7 |
12.2 |
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| Hospitalized (%) |
57.8 |
66 |
0.2 |
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* Plus-minus values are mean ± SD |
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Patel et al. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2003 1:7 doi:10.1186/1478-7547-1-7 |
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