Table 3 Baseline Characteristics in Home and Hospitalized Children
Baseline characteristic | Home (N = 554) | Hospital (N = 564) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Sex (Female) | 207 | 37.4 | 204 | 36.2 |
Infants (3–11 months old) | 237 | 42.8 | 277 | 49.1 |
Children (12–23 months old) | 164 | 29.6 | 138 | 24.5 |
Children (24–59 months old) | 153 | 27.6 | 149 | 26.4 |
Breast feeding indicators(3-59months) | ||||
Exclusive breast feeding | 361 | 65.2 | 373 | 66.1 |
Bottle feeding | 231 | 41.7 | 209 | 37.1 |
Timely complementary feeding | 431 | 77.8 | 443 | 78.6 |
Immunization status up-to-date | 516 | 93.1 | 510 | 90.4 |
Report of antibiotics in < 48 h prior to enrollment | 56 | 10.1 | 59 | 10.5 |
Weight-for-age Z score (mean ± sd) | 554 | −1.5 ± 1.3 | 564 | −1.6 ± 1.3 |
Weight-for-age Z score (<−2) | 197 | 35.6 | 205 | 36.4 |
Length/ height (cm)(mean ± sd) | 548 | 75.9 ± 11.7 | 560 | 74.7 ± 12.1 |
Temperature (°F)(mean ± sd) | 554 | 99.5 ± 1.5 | 564 | 99.6 ± 1.5 |
Respiratory rate per min (mean ± sd) | ||||
Infants | 237 | 47.3 ± 8.9 | 277 | 48.9 ± 8.7 |
Children | 317 | 43.0 ± 9.1 | 287 | 43.9 ± 9.8 |
Auscultatory wheeze | ||||
Infants | 140/237 | 59.1 | 176/277 | 63.5 |
Children | 155/317 | 48.9 | 121/287 | 42.2 |
Crackles | ||||
Infants | 174/237 | 73.4 | 211/277 | 76.2 |
Children | 243/317 | 76.7 | 228/287 | 79.4 |
Pulse oximetry (mean ± sd) | ||||
Infants | 236 | 96.1 ± 2.9 | 277 | 95.9 ± 3.2 |
Children | 317 | 95.9 ± 3.0 | 286 | 95.8 ± 3.1 |
Any Infiltrates in chest x-ray | 322/530 | 60.8 | 365/540 | 67.6 |
No. of rooms in house (mean ± sd) | 554 | 2.4 ± 1.4 | 564 | 2.3 ± 1.4 |
Fuel used for cooking | ||||
Low polluting fuel | 220/553 | 39.8 | 249/556 | 44.8 |
High polluting fuel | 333/553 | 60.2 | 307/556 | 55.2 |
Any smoker who smokes in the house | 121 | 21.8 | 129 | 22.9 |