Sample characteristics, including proportion of rational use*
Characteristic | Kit Yamoyo users (n=174) | 1 L sachet users (n=233) |
Mean age (years) | 27 SD=7.9 | 29 SD=9.6 |
Proportion of caregivers with higher than primary education (%) | 5 SD=22.5 | 9 SD=28.4 |
Proportion of caregivers who heard information relating to ORS in the previous 3 months (%) | 71 SD=46 | 42 SD=50 |
Proportion of caregivers who prepared ORS to the correct concentration (%) | 93 SD=26.4 | 60 SD=49.1 |
*The sample is based on those ORS users who prepared the entire contents of either Kit Yamoyo or the conventional 1 L sachets.
ORS, oral rehydration salts.