| Intervention group (n = 58) | Control group (n = 29) | ||||||
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Background characteristics | n | % | Median | IQR | n | % | Median | IQR |
Maternal age (years) | 31 |  | 21 | 10 | 18 |  | 22·5 | 7 |
Trimester | ||||||||
 First | 23 | 41·1 |  |  | 10 | 38·5 |  |  |
 Second | 26 | 46·4 |  |  | 13 | 50·0 |  |  |
 Third | 7 | 12·5 |  |  | 3 | 11·5 |  |  |
Average household (HH) size | 58 | Â | 3 | 2 | 29 | Â | 3 | 2 |
Food purchase decision-maker | ||||||||
 Self | 17 | 29·3 |  |  | 9 | 31·0 |  |  |
 Husband | 33 | 56·9 |  |  | 17 | 58·6 |  |  |
 In-laws | 8 | 13·8 |  |  | 3 | 10·3 |  |  |
Own land for cultivation | 30 | 51·7 |  |  | 19 | 67·9 |  |  |
School attendance | ||||||||
 Never attended | 3 | 5·3 |  |  | 2 | 7·1 |  |  |
 Primary | 20 | 35·1 |  |  | 12 | 42·9 |  |  |
 Secondary | 34 | 59·6 |  |  | 14 | 50·0 |  |  |
Religion** | ||||||||
 Islam | 39 | 67·2 |  |  | 29 | 100 |  |  |
 Hindu | 13 | 22·4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Christianity | 6 | 10·3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Parity | ||||||||
 0 | 25 | 43·1 |  |  | 16 | 55·2 |  |  |
 1 | 26 | 44·8 |  |  | 12 | 41·4 |  |  |
 2 | 5 | 8·6 |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |
  ≥ 3 | 2 | 3·4 |  |  | 1 | 3·4 |  |  |
Stillbirth | 0 | 0 |  |  | 1 | 3·4 |  |  |
Miscarriage | 5 | 8·6 |  |  | 1 | 3·4 |  |  |
Anthropometrics | ||||||||
 Maternal height (cm) | 58 |  | 148 | 7.5 | 28 |  | 147 | 10·5 |
 Maternal height < 148 cm | 31 | 53·4 |  |  | 16 | 55·2 |  |  |
Dietary diversity score | 58 |  | 5 | 1 | 29 |  | 5 | 1·5 |
Food security status | ||||||||
 Food secure | 1 | 2·1 |  |  | 3 | 10·7 |  |  |
 Food insecure | 46 | 97·9 |  |  | 25 | 89·3 |  |  |