Table 1

Base-line Demogrpahic Characteristics and Features of the Diarrheal Episode with Respect to Study Group*

Characteristics
Treatment group (N = 102)
Control (N = 98)
P value

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



     Illiterate(%)
12.7
23.4
0.11
     Primary
7.8
12.2

     Middle
14.7
14.2

     High
42.1
37.7

     College
22.5
12.2

Child's diet (%)



     Predominantly breast fed
15.6
21.4
0.4
     Predominantly formula fed
5
3

     Both
1
3

     Other solid foods
78.4
72.6

Immunization status (%)



     Unimmunized
3.9
7.1
0.4
     Incomplete
14.7
10.2

     Complete
81.3
82.6

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 (%)



     No
85.2
82.6
0.8
     Some
11.7
14.2

     Severe
2.9
3

Type of stool



     Watery or mucoid
89.3
87.8
0.2
     Bloody
10.7
12.2

Hospitalized (%)
57.8
66
0.2

* Plus-minus values are mean ± SD

Patel et al. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2003 1:7   doi:10.1186/1478-7547-1-7

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