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Table 6 Average treatment effects on the treated (ATT) for appropriate treatment of diarrhoea and pneumonia

From: Impact of an integrated community case management programme on uptake of appropriate diarrhoea and pneumonia treatments in Uganda: A propensity score matching and equity analysis study

Matching method

Outcome

Number in ‘treated’

Number in ‘control’

ATT

Standard error

t-test

p-value

Kernel

Received ORS for diarrhoea

74

111

0.412

0.076

5.398

< 0.001a

 

Received ORS & zinc for diarrhoea

74

111

−0.146

0.069

−2.112

< 0.05a

Nearest neighbour

Received ORS for diarrhoea

74

44

0.419

0.110

3.820

< 0.001a

 

Received ORS & zinc for diarrhoea

74

44

−0.095

0.078

−1.042

> 0.05

Stratification

Received ORS for diarrhoea

70

115

0.412

0.076

5.398

< 0.001a

 

Received ORS & zinc for diarrhoea

70

115

−0.130

0.058

−2.236

< 0.05a

Radius

Received ORS for diarrhoea

63

89

0.442

0.076

5.812

< 0.001a

 

Received ORS & zinc for diarrhoea

63

89

−0.099

0.056

−1.883

> 0.05

Kernel

Antibiotic for pneumonia

166

190

0.327

0.050

6.548

< 0.001a

Nearest neighbour

Antibiotic for pneumonia

166

82

0.289

0.072

4.024

< 0.001a

Stratification

Antibiotic for pneumonia

163

193

0.331

0.053

6.229

< 0.001a

Radius

Antibiotic for pneumonia

156

177

0.328

0.052

6.273

< 0.001a

  1. aSignificant value within 95 % confidence intervals