You are viewing the site in preview mode

Skip to main content

Table 2 Summary statistics of demographics and quantitative study outcomes for all participants, by study arm

From: Effectiveness of SMS messaging for diarrhoea measurement: a factorial cross-over randomised controlled trial

   A B C D E F G H ALL
Total, n (%)   17 (12·1) 18 (12·8) 18 (12·8) 18 (12·8) 18 (12·8) 18 (12·8) 18 (12·8) 16 (11·3) 141
Age, Mean (SD)   28·9 (6·2) 28·4 (6·8) 27·6 (5·2) 30·4 (9·2) 30·3 (6·7) 29·3 (6·7) 29·9 (8·1) 27·9 (7·2) 29·1 (7·0)
Education, n (%) None 0 0 0 1 (5·6) 0 0 2 (11·1) 1 (6·3) 4 (2·8)
Some Primary 0 0 0 1 (5·6) 1 (5·6) 1 (5·6) 3 (16·7) 1 (6·3) 7 (5·0)
Finished Primary 10 (58·9) 10 (55·6) 13 (72·2) 11 (61·1) 9 (50·0) 12 (66·6) 8 (44·4) 11 (68·8) 84 (59·6)
Some Secondary 1 (5·9) 4 (22·2) 0 2 (11·1) 0 4 (22·2) 3 (16·7) 2 (12·5) 16 (11·3)
Finished Secondary 6 (35·3) 4 (22·2) 3 (16·7) 2 (11·1) 8 (44·4) 1 (5·6) 2 (11·1) 0 26 (18·4)
Some Tertiary 0 0 2 (11·1) 0 0 0 0 1 (6·3) 3 (2·1)
Finished Tertiary 0 0 0 1 (5·6) 0 0 0 0 1 (0·7)
Sex, n (%) Male 0 0 0 1 (5·6) 2 (11·1) 0 0 0 3 (2·1)
Female 17 (100%) 18 (100%) 18 (100%) 17 (94·4) 16 (88·9) 18 (100%) 18 (100%) 16 (100%) 138 (97·9)
Income, n (%) > 50,000 8 (47·1) 10 (55·6) 8 (44·4) 12 8 (44·4) 9 8 (44·4) 9 (56·3) 72 (51·1)
50,000-100,000 5 (29·4) 4 (22·2) 7 (38·9) 6 (35·3) 7 (38·9) 4 (22·2) 4 (22·2) 7 (43·8) 44 (31·2)
100,000-500,000 2 (11·8) 3 (16·7) 2 (11·1) 0 3 (16·7) 3 (16·7) 4 (22·2) 0 17 (12·1)
500,000+ 0 0 0 0 0 1 (5·6) 1 (5·6) 0 2 (1·4)
Decline to say 2 (11·8) 1 (5·6) 1 (5·6) 0 0 1 (5·6) 1 (5·6) 0 6 (4·3)
Area, n (%) Unguja 6 (35·3) 6 (35·3) 6 (35·3) 6 (35·3) 6 (35·3) 6 (35·3) 7 (38·9) 7 (43·8) 50 (35·5)
Igogo 6 (35·3) 7 (38·9) 7 (38·9) 6 (35·3) 6 (35·3) 6 (35·3) 6 (35·3) 5 (31·25) 49 (34·8)
Kilmahaewa 5 (29·4) 5 (27·8) 5 (27·8) 6 (35·3) 6 (35·3) 6 (35·3) 5 (27·8) 4 (25·9) 42 (29·8)
Household Size, Mean (SD)   5·6 (2·2) 4·9 (1·7) 5·7 (2·2) 5·4 (3·2) 5·1 (1·6) 5·9 (2·6) 6·8 (3·0) 4·8 (2·1) 5·53 (2·4)
14-day Diarrhoea Prevalence, %   34·67 27·12 38·26 42·86 40·62 30·36 24·00 52·38 36·35
Complete Response Rate, %   55·15 42·75 79·86 48·61 44·44 38·89 34·72 32·81 47·33