Table 1 Overall demographic characteristics at baseline and subsequent follow up-surveys of pre-school aged children in five communities in Madziwa area, Shamva district, Zimbabwe
Variable | Total n = 535 | Chakondora n = 138 | Chihuri n = 103 | Kaziro n = 67 | Mupfure n = 169 | Nduna n = 58 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline survey | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Sex | ||||||
 Male | 291(54.4) | 71 (51.5) | 59 (57.3) | 40 (59.7) | 92 (54.4) | 29 (50) |
 Female | 244(45.6) | 67 (48.5) | 44 (42.7) | 27 (40.3) | 77 (45.6) | 29 (50) |
Age group (years) | ||||||
 0–1 | 83 (15.5) | 30 (21.7) | 9 (8.7) | 8 (11.9) | 23 (13.6) | 13 (22.4) |
 2–3 | 251 (46.9) | 67 (48.6) | 51 (49.5) | 32 (47.8) | 79 (46.8) | 22 (37.9) |
 4–5 | 201 (37.6) | 41 (29.7) | 43 (41.8) | 27 (40.3) | 67 (39.6) | 23 (39.7) |
Participation at each visit* | ||||||
 Baseline | 535 (100) | 138 (100) | 103 (100) | 67 (100) | 169 (100) | 58 (100) |
 3 months | 289 (54.0) | 70 (50.7) | 48 (46.6) | 24 (35.8) | 109 (64.5) | 38 (65.5) |
 6 months | 262 (49) | 65 (47.1) | 44 (42.7) | 22 (32.8) | 97 (57.4) | 34 958.6) |
 9 months | 289 (54) | 65 (47.1) | 52 (50.5) | 41 (61.2) | 110 (65.1) | 21 (36) |
 12 months | 390 (72.9) | 90 (65.2) | 67 (65.1) | 52 (77.6) | 141 (83.4) | 40 (69) |
Compliant groupa | 169 (31.6) | 41 (29.7) | 26 (25.2) | 12 (17.9) | 72 (42.6) | 18 (31.0) |
Mean number of Urine specimensb | ||||||
 Baseline | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
 3 months | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
 6 months | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
 9 months | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
 12 months | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 |