Sample characteristics
| Baseline | Endpoint* | |
|---|---|---|
| Child visits† | ||
| Number of child visits observed | 292 | 413 |
| Mean child age (months)±SD | 24.2±15.4 | 24.8±16.6 |
| Child <24 months old number (%) | 161 (55.1) | 221 (56.0) |
| Child – male number (%) | 140 (50.4) | 203 (49.2) |
| Presenting with cough number (%) | 154 (52.9) | 240 (58.8) |
| Presenting with diarrhoea number (%) | 48 (16.6) | 76 (18.5) |
| Presenting with fever number (%) | 155 (53.5) | 222 (54.2) |
| Presenting with ear problem number (%) | 7 (2.4) | 11 (2.7) |
| Health centre | ||
| Mean proportion of essential oral and injectable drugs available±SD | 0.96±0.05 | 0.95±0.06 |
| Mean number of under-five visits per month±SD | 281±198 | 244±123 |
*Student t test performed for difference of means for all continuous variables. χ2 Testing was performed for all categorical variables. p Value >0.05 for all rows.
†Symptom categories are not mutually exclusive. Missing data <5% for all rows.