A mixed method study exploring adherence to and acceptability of small quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) among pregnant and lactating women in Ghana and Malawi

Table 1 Participant and household characteristics at enrolment, by intervention group

Characteristic	Ghana				Malawi
Characteristic	SQ-LNS	MMN	IFA	P-value^*	SQ-LNS	MMN	IFA	P-value^*
Number of participants	440	439	441		288	291	290
Age y, mean (SD)	26.9 (5.6)	26.9 (5.4)	26.4 (5.6)	0.24	25.1 (6.3)	24.5 (5.8)	25.0 (6.0)	0.50
Schooling y, mean (SD)	7.6 (3.9)	7.6 (3.6)	7.8 (3.5)	0.60	4.0 (3.7)	4.0 (3.4)	3.8 (3.5)	0.79
Proportion of married	92.1 %	93.6 %	92.5 %	0.65	85.6 %	85.6 %	84.8 %	0.95
Proportion of primiparous women	33.4 %	32.6 %	35.4 %	0.67	24.0 %	23.4 %	23.2 %	0.97
Household asset index, mean (SD)^a	−0.09 (1.00)	0.06 (0.97)	0.04 (1.02)	0.05	0.15 (1.94)	0.00 (1.78)	−0.03 (1.85)	0.47
Head of household is respondent’s husband	67.0 %	64.7 %	65.0 %	0.72	45.5 %	43.6 %	44.1 %	0.91

^*Chi-squared test or ANOVA/Kruskal-Wallis
^aStandardized within each site to a mean of 0 and SD of 1. Comparison across sites is not meaningful

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