Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of women included in the study compared between intervention and control villages
| Â | Number (%) of mothers in intervention villages | Number (%) of mothers in control villages | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | Endline | Baseline | Endline | |
(n = 1199) | (n = 1254) | (n = 1242) | (n = 1237) | |
Province | ||||
 Bamyan | 421 (35.1%) | 403 (32.1%) | 413 (33.3%) | 403 (32.6%) |
 Badghis | 387 (32.3%) | 400 (31.9%) | 412 (33.2%) | 404 (32.7%) |
 Kandahar | 391 (32.6%) | 451 (36.0%) | 417 (33.6%) | 430 (34.8%) |
Maternal education | ||||
 Primary school (year 1–6) | 38 (3.2%) | 46 (3.7%) | 74 (6.0%) | 86 (7.0%) |
 Secondary school (year 7–9) | 33 (2.8%) | 34 (2.7%) | 40 (3.2%) | 38 (3.1%) |
 High school (year 10–12) | 32 (2.7%) | 72 (5.7%) | 57 (4.6%) | 73 (5.9%) |
 Advanced education (year 12+) | 12 (1.2%) | 20 (1.6%) | 22 (1.8%) | 49 (4.0%) |
 No education | 1082 (90.2%) | 1057 (84.3%) | 1038 (83.6%) | 983 (79.5%) |
 Not known | 0 (0.0%) | 25 (2.0%) | 11 (0.9%) | 8 (0.7%) |
Maternal literacy | ||||
 Literate | 223 (18.6%) | 412 (32.8%) | 279 (22.5%) | 382 (30.9%) |
 Not literate | 976 (81.4%) | 842 (67.2%) | 963 (77.5%) | 855 (69.1%) |
Mother’s age | ||||
 16–24 years | 469 (39.1%) | 496 (39.6%) | 455 (36.6%) | 391 (31.6%) |
 25–29 years | 407 (33.9%) | 307 (24.5%) | 346 (27.9%) | 386 (31.2%) |
 30–39 years | 213 (17.8%) | 364 (29.0%) | 145 (11.7%) | 282 (22.8%) |
 40 years or older | 108 (9.0%) | 86 (6.9%) | 70 (5.6%) | 47 (3.8%) |
 Not known | 2 (0.2%) | 1 (0.1%) | 226 (18.2%) | 131 (10.6%) |
Mother’s parity | ||||
 1 | 112 (9.3%) | 138 (11.0%) | 96 (7.7%) | 188 (15.2%) |
 2 | 161 (13.4%) | 165 (13.2%) | 183 (14.7%) | 238 (19.2%) |
 3 | 209 (17.4%) | 160 (12.8%) | 242 (19.5%) | 208 (16.8%) |
 4 | 174 (14.5%) | 203 (16.2%) | 209 (16.8%) | 150 (12.1%) |
 5 or more | 543 (45.3%) | 588 (46.9%) | 512 (41.2%) | 453 (36.6%) |
Wealth quintile | ||||
 Quintile 1 (poorest) | 111 (9.3%) | 166 (13.2%) | 358 (28.8%) | 258 (20.9%) |
 Quintile 2 | 223 (18.6%) | 255 (20.3%) | 228 (18.4%) | 169 (13.7%) |
 Quintile 3 | 294 (24.5%) | 201 (16.0%) | 165 (13.3%) | 223 (18.0%) |
 Quintile 4 | 241 (20.1%) | 200 (16.0%) | 220 (17.7%) | 222 (18.0%) |
 Quintile 5 (least poor) | 239 (19.9%) | 270 (21.5%) | 212 (17.1%) | 152 (12.3%) |
 Missing | 91 (7.6%) | 162 (12.9%) | 59 (4.8%) | 213 (17.2%) |
Access to any health facility | ||||
 Less than 30 mins | 422 (35.2%) | 419 (33.4%) | 299 (24.1%) | 376 (30.4%) |
 30 mins to 1 h | 405 (33.8%) | 509 (40.6%) | 595 (47.9%) | 531 (42.9%) |
 1–2 h | 172 (14.4%) | 236 (18.8%) | 183 (14.7%) | 211 (17.1%) |
 2 h to half a day | 124 (10.3%) | 65 (5.2%) | 25 (2.0%) | 35 (2.8%) |
 More than half a day | 29 (2.4%) | 1 (0.1%) | 10 (0.8%) | 54 (4.4%) |
 Not known | 47 (3.9%) | 24 (1.9%) | 130 (10.5%) | 30 (2.4%) |