|
Variable
|
Overall
|
ANC attendancea
|
p-values*
|
|---|
|
Attending
|
Non-attending
|
|---|
|
n (%)
|
979
|
582 (59.4)
|
382 (39.0)
| |
|
Nutrition knowledge score
|
4.61 ± 1.91
|
4.62 ± 1.91
|
4.59 ± 1.9
|
0.839
|
|
Low (<4)
|
320 (32.7)
|
192 (32.9)
|
122 (31.9)
|
0.866
|
|
Moderate (4–6)
|
450 (46.0)
|
264 (45.4)
|
180 (47.1)
| |
|
High (7–11)
|
209 (21.4)
|
126 (21.7)
|
80 (20.9)
| |
|
Health and healthcare knowledge score
|
6.18 ± 1.7
|
6.28 ± 1.6
|
6.04 ± 1.8
|
0.045
|
|
Low (<5)
|
332 (33.9)
|
186 (31.9)
|
141 (36.9)
|
0.261
|
|
Moderate (6–7)
|
437 (44.6)
|
265 (45.5)
|
165 (43.2)
| |
|
High (8–12)
|
210 (21.5)
|
131 (22.5)
|
76 (19.9)
| |
|
Attitude score
|
7.39 ± 2.2
|
7.48 ± 2.2
|
7.24 ± 2.2
|
0.089
|
|
Low (<5)
|
138 (14.1)
|
74 (12.7)
|
62 (16.2)
|
0.259
|
|
Medium (5–7)
|
258 (26.4)
|
152 (26.1)
|
102 (26.7)
| |
|
High (8–10)
|
583 (59.6)
|
356 (61.2)
|
218 (57.1)
| |
|
Dietary diversity score
|
4.89 ± 1.4
|
4.90 ± 1.5
|
4.87 ± 1.4
|
0.803
|
|
Low(<4)
|
151 (15.4)
|
94 (16.2)
|
56 (14.7)
|
0.677
|
|
Moderate (4–7)
|
790 (80.7)
|
464 (79.7)
|
313 (81.9)
| |
|
High (8–12)
|
38 (3.9)
|
24 (4.1)
|
13 (3.4)
| |
|
Seeking malaria & antihelmintic treatmentb
|
|
No treatment
|
296 (34.4)
|
101 (17.4)
|
195 (70.4)
|
<0.0001b
|
|
Anthelmintic treatment alone
|
18 (2.1)
|
16 (2.8)
|
2 (0.7)
| |
|
Malaria treatment alone
|
386 (44.9)
|
321 (55.2)
|
65 (23.5)
| |
|
Both treatments
|
160 (18.6)
|
144 (24.7)
|
15 (5.4)
| |
|
Food intake during pregnancyc
|
|
Less than before
|
419 (47.6)
|
272 (47.8)
|
145 (46.9)
|
0.266
|
|
Same as before
|
234 (26.6)
|
159 (27.9)
|
75 (24.3)
| |
|
More than before
|
228 (25.9)
|
138 (24.3)
|
89 (28.8)
| |
- *p-values for Chi-square test for comparison proportions is significant at a two-sided alpha of <0.05.
-
1 Mean ± Standard Deviation (SD) for continuous scale; the scores are categorized for descriptive purposes.
-
a Missing ANC attendance data for n = 15 women, effecting sample size for ANC attendance comparisons, n = 964.
-
b Missing seeking treatment values for n = 120; effective n = 859; For chi-square statistic, antihelmintic treatment was combined with malaria treatment (seeking only one treatment) due to a cell count of <5.
-
c Missing values for amount food intake during pregnancy, as compared to before pregnancy in n = 101 women; effective n = 878.
