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Table 5 Economic impact (FJ$) of diarrhea by age group at baseline and follow-up

From: Evaluating the efficacy of point-of-use water filtration units in Fiji

Aggregation

Timing

Mean (SD)

Unadjusted difference (95% CI)

Adjusted difference (95% CI)2

Household medical expenses due to diarrhea per month per person1

Baseline

$3.84 ($11.73)

$3.54 ($2.47, $4.61)***

$4.40 ($3.29, $5.51)***

Follow-up

$0.30 ($2.76)

Household water expenses per month per person1

Baseline

$0.78 ($2.88)

$0.63 ($0.35, $0.92)***

$0.74 ($0.46, $1.03)***

Follow-up

$0.15 ($1.39)

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
  2. 1Amount reported by household per month divided by the reported number of people in a household
  3. 2Adjusted for all variables in Table 1 plus an indicator variable for whether the water source changed, an indicator variable for whether the person answering the survey questions changed, and a variable indicating any change in the number of adults in the household
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Tropical Medicine and Health

ISSN: 1349-4147

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