Variable | Urban (n=144) | Rural (n=172) | ||
PTM202 | Placebo | PTM202 | Placebo | |
Age (months)* | 17.2 (7.1) | 15.7 (6.4) | 19.0 (8.0) | 18.4 (7.6) |
Weight-for-age WHO z-score at enrolment* | −0.7 (0.9) | −0.9 (1.0) | −1.6 (1.1) | −1.7 (1.1) |
Weight for Length WHO z-score at enrolment* | −0.6 (1.0) | −0.8 (1.0) | −1.1 (1.0) | −1.3 (1.1) |
Antibiotics prescribed at initial visit | 10 (13.2%) | 6 (8.8%) | 15 (17.4%) | 9 (10.5%) |
Zinc prescribed at initial visit | 30 (39.5%) | 29 (42.7%) | 54 (62.8%) | 57 (66.3%) |
Sex† | ||||
Female | 33 (43.4%) | 32 (47.1%) | 47 (54.7%) | 35 (40.7%) |
Male | 43 (56.6%) | 36 (52.9%) | 39 (45.4%) | 51 (59.3%) |
Water supply to house† | ||||
Public or bottled water | 70 (92.1%) | 65 (95.6%) | 13 (15.1%) | 6 (7.0%) |
Rainwater or water tank | 3 (4.0%) | 3 (4.4%) | 1 (1.2%) | 0 (0%) |
Well or river | 3 (4.0%) | 0 (0%) | 72 (83.7%) | 80 (93.0%) |
Method of human waste disposal† | ||||
Indoor plumbing (toilet) | 72 (94.7%) | 64 (94.1%) | 18 (20.9%) | 14 (16.3%) |
Latrine: open pit | 3 (4%) | 2 (2.9%) | 67 (77.9%) | 71 (82.6%) |
Latrine: septic tank | 1 (1%) | 2 (2.9%) | 1 (1.2%) | 1 (1.2%) |
*Estimates for symmetrical numeric variables are given as mean±SD.
†Estimates for categorical variables are given as frequency (%).