Table 4

Impact of emulating private-sector value-chains: difference and change in use of ORS among intervention and comparator site households, rural Zambia, 2012–2013

ComparisonOR
(95% CI)
P value
Intervention (Kalomo) versus comparator (Monze) at baseline0.56 (0.37 to 0.85) 0.006
Intervention (Kalomo) versus comparator (Monze) at endline3.67 (1.77 to 7.61) 0.000
Intervention (Kalomo) endline versus baseline4.71 (2.68 to 8.26) 0.000
Comparator (Monze) endline versus baseline0.72 (0.43 to 1.19)0.200
Time by study-arm interaction6.55 (2.96 to 14.49) 0.000
Intervention (Katete) versus comparator (Petauke) at baseline1.06 (0.74 to 1.52)0.749
Intervention (Katete) versus comparator (Petauke) at endline1.57 (0.78 to 3.15)0.208
Intervention (Katete) endline versus baseline1.07 (0.65 to 1.78)0.787
Comparator (Petauke) endline versus baseline0.73 (0.46 to 1.15)0.173
Time by study-arm interaction1.48 (0.69 to 3.17)0.317
  • Adjusted for within-site correlation using the robust variance estimate.

  • Figures in bold font denote statistically significant values.

  • ORS, oral rehydration salts.