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xxxiiidistricts of Janjgir & korba and between intervention & intermediate interventionAWCs.4.4.7 Morbidity among children and treatment patternAs the major causes of death among infants and children in India are active respiratoryinfection , diarrhoea and fewer, the survey collected information on whether the index childsuffered frequently from these diseases and if yes, whom they consulted for treatment ofthe child and what type of food was given to the child during illness. Table 4.21 providessuch data.Table 4.21 : Suffering of children from fever, cough and diarrhea ,their treatmentseeking behavior and type of food given during illness(Percentage)Intervention districts Control districtParticularsInterventionAWCsIntermediateAWCsControlAWCsWhether child suffers frequentlyfrom fever, cough and diarrhea (n=) 828 844 924Yes, fever only 13 9.1 20.6Yes, cough only 9.5 7.2 6.7Yes, diarrhea only 2.9 3.9 2.8Yes, any two 20.5 24.2 36.9Yes, all three 5.7 4.6 16.9None 48.3 50.9 16.1Whom consulted for treatment* (n=) 428 414 775None 3.5 1.9 2.7Govt. doctor 36.7 38.2 66.5Pvt. Doctor 67.8 71.5 58.1Health worker 13.6 7 20.5Home treatment 15.9 15.5 11Others 1.6 0.7 0.3Type of food given duringillnesses* (n=) 428 414 775Nothing 7.9 8.5 2.1Semi-solid food 55.1 51.4 37.3Solid food 38.3 46.1 45.3Liquid 35.5 30.7 46.3Same what was given when not sick 11.7 8.5 21.7Fruit 0.5 0.7 0.8Not specified 0.2 0.5 1*Multiple responseBaseline Study Of Early Childhood Care And Development Project In ChattisgarhApril,2012