|
|
Table 3.
Effect of zinc on diarrhoea related and acute
lower respiratory infection related admission to
hospital
|
|
Disease
|
Intervention
|
Comparison
|
Rate
ratio (95% CI)*
|
Difference in mean rates (95%
CI)
|
| Diarrhoea: |
|
|
|
|
| Child years
observed |
5866 |
6015 |
|
|
| Admissions |
478 |
622 |
|
|
| Unadjusted
admission rate |
8.15 |
10.34 |
0.76 (0.59 to 0.98) |
2.2 ( 0.04
to 4.5) |
| Acute lower respiratory
infection: |
|
|
|
| Child years
observed |
5866 |
6015 |
|
|
| Admissions |
296 |
360 |
|
|
| Unadjusted
admission rate |
5.05 |
5.99 |
0.81 (0.53 to 1.23) |
0.9 (1.8 to
3.6) |
|
|
*
Based on individual level analysis using random effect Poisson
regression model. Adjusted for child's age, sex, and birth order,
mother's education, household homestead land size, baseline cluster
level diarrhoea admission rates, and intra-cluster correlation.
|
|
Based on cluster level t test analysis. Differences
in mean rates expressed per 100 child years of observation. Adjusted
for child's age, sex, and birth order, mother's education, household
homestead land size, and baseline cluster level diarrhoea admission
rates.
|