Table 3

Comparison of compliance rates, morbidities and medications during the follow-up period

MorbidityDay care visits (n=1080)Hospital care visits (1080)Total follow-up visits (2160)OR (95% CI)p Value
Compliance to all six follow-up visits976 (90)957 (89)1933 (89)1.21 (0.91 to 1.60)0.18
Cough281 (46)324 (54)6050.82 (0.68 to 0.99)0.04
Fever177 (48)188 (52)3650.93 (0.74 to 1.17)0.52
Rapid breathing119 (77)36 (23)1553.59 (2.41 to 5.37)<0.001
Chest indrawing74 (69)33 (31)1072.33 (1.51 to 3.63)<0.001
Feeding difficulty31 (32)67 (68)980.45 (0.28 to 0.70)<0.001
Difficult breathing32 (48)35 (52)670.91 (0.55 to 1.52)0.70
Diarrhoea78 (40)115 (60)1930.65 (0.48 to 0.89)0.005
Minor illnesses133 (45)160 (55)2930.81 (0.63 to 1.04)0.08
Medicine taken108 (26)301 (74)4090.29 (0.22 to 0.37)<0.001
  • Values are n (%).