Comparison of the ‘health’ status of the study children at the time of discharge
| Characteristics | Total (n=360) | Day care (n=180) | Hospital care (n=180) | p Value |
| Male, n (%) | 220 (61) | 102 (57) | 118 (66) | 0.08 |
| Age in month, mean (SD) | 8 (7) | 8.7 (8.0) | 7.3 (6.8) | 0.07 |
| Infants (2–11 months), n (%) | 291 (81) | 137 (76) | 154 (86) | 0.02 |
| 12–59 months, n (%) | 69 (19) | 43 (24) | 26 (14) | 0.02 |
| Breast fed, n (%) | 330 (92) | 163 (91) | 167 (93) | 0.44 |
| Weight on discharge, kg, mean (SD) | 6.59 (1.61) | 6.67 (1.67) | 6.52 (1.55) | 0.40 |
| Height on discharge, cm, mean (SD) | 64.97 (7.69) | 65.49 (8.28) | 64.45 (7.03) | 0.20 |
| Weight-for-age Z-score on discharge, mean (SD) | −1.47 (1.21) | −1.53 (1.21) | −1.41 (1.21) | 0.36 |
| Weight-for-height Z-score on discharge, mean (SD) | −0.82 (1.10) | −0.83 (1.09) | −0.82 (1.12) | 0.92 |
| Temperature, mean (SD) | 37.8 (0.8) | 37.7 (0.7) | 37.8 (0.7) | 0.08 |
| Pulse rate, beats per minute, mean (SD) | 130 (14) | 130 (15) | 130 (14) | 0.71 |
| Respiratory rate, breaths per minute, mean (SD) | 41 (9) | 42 (10) | 39 (8) | 0.007 |
| Difficulty in breathing, n (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Lower chest wall indrawing, n (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Hypoxaemia on discharge (oxygen saturation of <95%), n (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Oxygen saturation (%) on discharge, mean (SD) | 98 (1) | 98 (1) | 98 (1) | NA |
| Length of clinic/hospital stay (days), mean (SD) | 6.85 (2.61) | 7.13 (2.36) | 6.57 (2.81) | 0.04 |
| Median length of stay (days) | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | NA |