Mother age (years), mean [SD]
|
26.1 [4.8]
|
25.8 [5.2]
|
0.55
|
Education level, No. (%)
| | | |
Partial or complete primary school (Grades 1–5)
|
77 (18.4)
|
15 (18.9)
|
0.39
|
Secondary school (Grades 6–9)
|
223 (53.4)
|
37 (46.9)
| |
High school (Grades 10–12)
|
50 (12.0)
|
8 (10.1)
| |
Any post-secondary education
|
68 (16.3)
|
19 (24.1)
| |
Occupation, No. (%)
| | | |
Farmer
|
191 (45.7)
|
31 (39.2)
|
0.76
|
Factory, handcraft worker or retailer
|
131 (31.3)
|
27 (34.2)
| |
Government or private officer
|
50 (12.0)
|
11 (13.9)
| |
Not currently engaged in income-generating activity
|
46 (11.0)
|
10 (12.7)
| |
Household wealth index, mean [SD]
|
−0.01 (1.8)
|
0.09 (2.1)
|
0.61
|
Welcome pregnancy, No. (%)
|
369 (88.3)
|
69 (87.3)
|
0.84
|
Maternal haemoglobin (g/dL ) – Wave 1, mean [SD]
|
11.9 (1.2)
|
11.8 (0.9)
|
0.91
|
Maternal ferritin (ng/mL) – Wave 1, median {interquartile range}
|
64 {39–108}
|
63 {37–101}
|
0.55
|
Maternal height (cm), mean [SD]
|
153.3 [4.6]
|
153.2 [4.7]
|
0.84
|
Common mental disorders symptoms*, No. (%)
| | | |
Wave 1
|
167 (40.0)
|
38 (48.1)
|
0.18
|
Wave 2
|
106 (28.0)
|
N/A
| |
Wave 3
|
41 (10.8)a
|
N/A
| |
Wave 4
|
47 (12.4)b
|
N/A
| |