Table 3 Effect of the intervention on treatment outcomes.

From: Effectiveness of screening and treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition by community health workers in Simiyu region, Tanzania: a quasi-experimental pilot study

Outcome

Unadjusted

Adjusted1

RR (95% CI)

P value

RD or MD (95% CI)

P value

RR (95% CI)

P value

RD or MD (95% CI)

P value

Missing outcomes excluded

Cure (N = 358)

1.20 (1.08, 1.32)

0.001

0.15* (0.07, 0.23)

< 0.001

1.17 (1.05, 1.31)

0.006

0.13* (0.04, 0.23)

0.005

Default (N = 358)

0.30 (0.16, 0.55)

< 0.001

− 0.15* (− 0.22, − 0.07)

< 0.001

0.29 (0.15, 0.56)

< 0.001

− 0.16* (− 0.23, − 0.08)

< 0.001

Length of stay (N = 302)

–

 

3.49† (− 0.81, 7.79)

0.112

–

 

3.70† (− 0.46, 7.86)

0.081

Average weight gain (N = 302)

–

 

− 0.05† (− 1.02, 0.91)

0.911

–

 

− 0.65† (− 1.72, 0.42)

0.234

Missing outcomes imputed

Cure (N = 364)

1.20 (1.09, 1.33)

< 0.001

0.15* (0.07, 0.23)

< 0.001

1.18 (1.05, 1.32)

0.004

0.14* (0.05, 0.23)

0.003

Default (N = 364)

0.30 (0.16, 0.55)

< 0.001

− 0.15* (− 0.22, − 0.07)

< 0.001

0.30 (0.16, 0.58)

< 0.001

− 0.15* (− 0.23, − 0.08)

< 0.001

Length of stay (N = 306)

–

 

3.32† (− 0.93, 7.56)

0.125

–

 

4.02† (− 0.15, 8.20)

0.059

Average weight gain (N = 306)

–

 

− 0.02† (− 0.97, 0.94)

0.974

–

 

− 0.49 † (− 1.55, 0.57)

0.366

  1. RR: Risk ratio; RD: Risk difference; MD: Mean Difference.
  2. 1Adjusted for wealth index, exposure to HIV, and fever.
  3. * Risk difference.
  4. †Mean difference.
  5. The effects of the intervention on transfer, death and no response were not evaluated because of the small number of cases.
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