Table 2 |
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Comparison of responses between the intervention and control group |
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Participants' knowledge and belief about study components |
Intervention (n = 50) |
Control (n = 68) |
P-value |
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Study involving underweight children |
48 (96%) |
65 (95.6%) |
1.00 |
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Knowledge of either of the two study interventions |
45 (90%) |
66 (97.1%) |
0.13 |
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Randomization |
3 (6%) |
3 (4.4%) |
0.70 |
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Collection of blood samples |
50 (100%) |
68 (100%) |
- |
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Anthropometric measurements |
50 (100%) |
68 (100%) |
- |
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Benefit their own child |
50 (100%) |
66 (97.1%) |
0.51 |
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Benefit other children |
50 (100%) |
68 (100%) |
- |
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Free treatment as a perceived benefit |
45 (90%) |
62 (91.2%) |
1.00 |
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Consulted others before deciding about participation |
16 (32%) |
19 (27.9%) |
0.63 |
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Joined the study voluntarily |
49 (98%) |
66 (97.1%) |
1.00 |
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No difference in child's medical care if not joining the study |
9 (18%) |
14 (20.6%) |
0.82 |
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Could leave study at any time without adverse consequences 1 |
27 (45%) |
27 (39.7%) |
0.12 |
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1. Comparison using χ2 test; other comparisons using Fisher's exact test |
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Sarkar et al. BMC Medical Ethics 2010 11:8 doi:10.1186/1472-6939-11-8 |
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