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Table 2 Summary statistics of demographics and quantitative study outcomes for all participants, by study arm

From: Effectiveness of SMS messaging for diarrhoea measurement: a factorial cross-over randomised controlled trial

  

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

ALL

Total, n (%)

 

17 (12·1)

18 (12·8)

18 (12·8)

18 (12·8)

18 (12·8)

18 (12·8)

18 (12·8)

16 (11·3)

141

Age, Mean (SD)

 

28·9 (6·2)

28·4 (6·8)

27·6 (5·2)

30·4 (9·2)

30·3 (6·7)

29·3 (6·7)

29·9 (8·1)

27·9 (7·2)

29·1 (7·0)

Education, n (%)

None

0

0

0

1 (5·6)

0

0

2 (11·1)

1 (6·3)

4 (2·8)

Some Primary

0

0

0

1 (5·6)

1 (5·6)

1 (5·6)

3 (16·7)

1 (6·3)

7 (5·0)

Finished Primary

10 (58·9)

10 (55·6)

13 (72·2)

11 (61·1)

9 (50·0)

12 (66·6)

8 (44·4)

11 (68·8)

84 (59·6)

Some Secondary

1 (5·9)

4 (22·2)

0

2 (11·1)

0

4 (22·2)

3 (16·7)

2 (12·5)

16 (11·3)

Finished Secondary

6 (35·3)

4 (22·2)

3 (16·7)

2 (11·1)

8 (44·4)

1 (5·6)

2 (11·1)

0

26 (18·4)

Some Tertiary

0

0

2 (11·1)

0

0

0

0

1 (6·3)

3 (2·1)

Finished Tertiary

0

0

0

1 (5·6)

0

0

0

0

1 (0·7)

Sex, n (%)

Male

0

0

0

1 (5·6)

2 (11·1)

0

0

0

3 (2·1)

Female

17 (100%)

18 (100%)

18 (100%)

17 (94·4)

16 (88·9)

18 (100%)

18 (100%)

16 (100%)

138 (97·9)

Income, n (%)

> 50,000

8 (47·1)

10 (55·6)

8 (44·4)

12

8 (44·4)

9

8 (44·4)

9 (56·3)

72 (51·1)

50,000-100,000

5 (29·4)

4 (22·2)

7 (38·9)

6 (35·3)

7 (38·9)

4 (22·2)

4 (22·2)

7 (43·8)

44 (31·2)

100,000-500,000

2 (11·8)

3 (16·7)

2 (11·1)

0

3 (16·7)

3 (16·7)

4 (22·2)

0

17 (12·1)

500,000+

0

0

0

0

0

1 (5·6)

1 (5·6)

0

2 (1·4)

Decline to say

2 (11·8)

1 (5·6)

1 (5·6)

0

0

1 (5·6)

1 (5·6)

0

6 (4·3)

Area, n (%)

Unguja

6 (35·3)

6 (35·3)

6 (35·3)

6 (35·3)

6 (35·3)

6 (35·3)

7 (38·9)

7 (43·8)

50 (35·5)

Igogo

6 (35·3)

7 (38·9)

7 (38·9)

6 (35·3)

6 (35·3)

6 (35·3)

6 (35·3)

5 (31·25)

49 (34·8)

Kilmahaewa

5 (29·4)

5 (27·8)

5 (27·8)

6 (35·3)

6 (35·3)

6 (35·3)

5 (27·8)

4 (25·9)

42 (29·8)

Household Size, Mean (SD)

 

5·6 (2·2)

4·9 (1·7)

5·7 (2·2)

5·4 (3·2)

5·1 (1·6)

5·9 (2·6)

6·8 (3·0)

4·8 (2·1)

5·53 (2·4)

14-day Diarrhoea Prevalence, %

 

34·67

27·12

38·26

42·86

40·62

30·36

24·00

52·38

36·35

Complete Response Rate, %

 

55·15

42·75

79·86

48·61

44·44

38·89

34·72

32·81

47·33