Table 2 SMC outcomes of children and their caregiver by location of residence
URBAN | RURAL | Total | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Receipt of first dose of SPAQ on Day 1 | < 0.001 | ||||||
Did not receive SMC drugs | 351 | 7.6 | 380 | 5.2 | 731 | 6.2 | |
Received SMC drugs | 4269 | 92.4 | 6880 | 94.8 | 11,149 | 93.8 | |
Receipt of first dose of SPAQ under directly observed therapy | < 0.001 | ||||||
No | 554 | 13.0 | 665 | 9.7 | 1,219 | 10.9 | |
Yes | 3715 | 87.0 | 6215 | 90.3 | 9,930 | 89.1 | |
Receipt of the full 3-day course of SPAQ | < 0.001 | ||||||
No | 478 | 10.3 | 501 | 6.9 | 979 | 8.2 | |
Yes | 4142 | 89.7 | 6759 | 93.1 | 10,901 | 91.8 | |
Receipt of SMC medicines in all cycles | < 0.001 | ||||||
No | 993 | 21.5 | 1067 | 14.7 | 2,060 | 17.3 | |
Yes | 3627 | 78.5 | 6193 | 85.3 | 9,820 | 82.7 | |
Knowledge of SMC | < 0.001 | ||||||
Incomplete knowledge | 2212 | 47.9 | 2941 | 40.5 | 5,153 | 43.4 | |
Complete knowledge | 2408 | 52.1 | 4319 | 59.5 | 6,727 | 56.6 | |
Receipt of SMC medicines by age-ineligible children | 0.014 | ||||||
No | 852 | 74.0 | 1388 | 77.9 | 2,240 | 76.3 | |
Yes | 300 | 26.0 | 394 | 22.1 | 694 | 23.7 | |
Lead mother visit | < 0.001 | ||||||
No | 1281 | 30.0 | 1672 | 24.3 | 2,953 | 26.5 | |
Yes | 2988 | 70.0 | 5208 | 75.7 | 8,196 | 73.5 | |
Caregiver belief in the protective effect of SMC | < 0.001 | ||||||
No | 158 | 4.3 | 174 | 2.9 | 332 | 3.4 | |
Yes | 3534 | 95.7 | 5924 | 97.1 | 9,458 | 96.6 | |