Table 5 Baseline comparison of allocation groups, November 2009 – September 2010
Control n (%) | Intervention n (%) | All n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Households | 3468 (100) | 2818 (100) | 6286 (100) |
Agricultural livelihood | 3093 (89.2) | 2612 (92.7) | 5705 (90.8) |
Own land | 3261 (94.0) | 2706 (96.0) | 5967 (94.9) |
Own home | 3349 (96.6) | 2716 (96.4) | 6065 (96.5) |
Mud and stone walls | 1939 (55.9) | 1641 (58.2) | 3580 (57.0) |
Zinc roof | 1512 (43.6) | 1117 (39.6) | 2629 (41.8) |
Mud floor | 3021 (87.1) | 2625 (93.2) | 5646 (89.8) |
Electric light | 1707 (49.2) | 1600 (56.8) | 3307 (52.6) |
Woodburning stove | 3359 (96.9) | 2739 (97.2) | 6098 (97.0) |
Public wellwater | 2275 (65.6) | 1881 (66.7) | 4156 (66.1) |
Bush toilet | 2230 (64.3) | 1890 (67.1) | 4120 (65.5) |
Ethnic identity | |||
Tamang | 2283 (65.8) | 1609 (57.1) | 3892 (61.9) |
Brahmin-Chhetri | 383 (11.0) | 382 (13.6) | 765 (12.2) |
Praja | 306 (8.8) | 274 (9.7) | 580 (9.2) |
Magar | 138 (4.0) | 93 (3.3) | 231 (3.7) |
Other | 358 (10.3) | 460 (16.3) | 818 (13.0) |
Socioeconomic position | |||
Asset quintile 1 | 975 (28.1) | 754 (26.8) | 1729 (27.5) |
Asset quintile 2 | 628 (18.1) | 602 (21.4) | 1230 (19.6) |
Asset quintile 3 | 455 (13.1) | 384 (13.6) | 839 (13.3) |
Asset quintile 4 | 661 (19.1) | 570 (20.2) | 1231 (19.6) |
Asset quintile 5 | 749 (21.6) | 508 (18.0) | 1257 (20.0) |
Women who delivered* | 3521 (100) | 2853 (100) | 6374 (100) |
Age | |||
< = 19 y | 585 (16.6) | 499 (17.5) | 1084 (17.0) |
20–29 y | 2273 (64.6) | 1813 (63.5) | 4086 (64.1) |
> =30 y | 663 (18.8) | 541 (19.0) | 1204 (18.9) |
Primiparous | 1118 (31.7) | 872 (30.6) | 1990 (31.2) |
Schooling | |||
None | 1698 (48.2) | 1426 (50.0) | 3124 (49.0) |
Primary | 1008 (28.6) | 800 (28.0) | 1808 (28.4) |
Secondary or higher | 815 (23.2) | 627 (22.0) | 1442 (22.6) |
Reading | |||
Cannot read | 1457 (41.4) | 1217 (42.6) | 2674 (42.0) |
Reads with difficulty | 640 (18.2) | 490 (17.2) | 1130 (17.7) |
Reads with ease | 1424 (40.4) | 1146 (40.2) | 2570 (40.3) |
Primary outcomes** | 3524 (100) | 2853 (100) | 6737 (100) |
Institutional delivery | 1069 (30.3) | 848 (29.7) | 1917 (30.1) |
Home delivery | 2455 (69.7) | 2005 (70.3) | 4460 (69.9) |
Institutional delivery conducted by doctor, nurse or auxiliary nurse midwife | 1031 (29.3) | 819 (28.7) | 1850 (27.5) |
Home delivery conducted by doctor, nurse or auxiliary nurse midwife | 17 (0.005) | 11 (0.004) | 28 (0.004) |
Any delivery conducted by doctor, nurse or auxiliary nurse midwife | 1048 (29.7) | 830 (29.1) | 1878 (29.4) |
Secondary outcomes** | 3524 (100) | 2853 (100) | 6737 (100) |
> =4 antenatal care visits | 2374 (67.4) | 1955 (68.5) | 4329 (67.9) |
Postnatal care visit | 1595 (45.3) | 1497 (52.4) | 3092 (48.5) |
Attended FCHV women’s group | 241 (6.8) | 371 (13.0) | 612 (9.6) |