|
Characteristic
|
No
|
%
|
|---|
|
Age (months) (n = 270)*
|
|
< 12
|
155
|
57.4
|
|
13–24
|
75
|
27.8
|
|
> 24
|
40
|
14.8
|
|
Median (IQR)
|
11 (56)
|
|
Sex
|
|
Male
|
134
|
48.4
|
|
Female
|
143
|
51.6
|
|
Residence
|
|
Moshi urban
|
239
|
86.3
|
|
Moshi rural
|
22
|
7.9
|
|
Mwanga
|
5
|
1.8
|
|
Others
|
11
|
3.9
|
|
Water source
|
|
River
|
5
|
1.8
|
|
Tap
|
257
|
92.8
|
|
Well
|
15
|
5.4
|
|
Drink boiled water
|
|
Yes
|
84
|
30.3
|
|
No
|
193
|
69.7
|
|
Type of toilet used
|
|
Bush
|
2
|
0.7
|
|
Flush toilet
|
159
|
57.4
|
|
Pit latrine
|
116
|
41.9
|
|
Rotavirus vaccine completed
|
|
Yes
|
259
|
93.5
|
|
No**
|
18
|
6.5
|
- We collected data from 277 children under 5 years of age presenting with diarrhoea
- * Of these 3 did not specify a date of birth hence we had only 273 children in the age category
- ** 6 of the children had not been vaccinated as the vaccine was introduced after their time
