Characteristic | Control (n = 103) | Intervention (n = 92) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Median (IQR) maternal age (years) | 23 (18–28) | 24 (19–30) | 0.11 |
Median (IQR) number of previous births | 1 (0–3) | 2 (0–3) | 0.12 |
Median (IQR) household size | 5 (3–6) | 5 (3–6) | 0.06 |
Median (IQR) months of houshold food shortage last year | 2 (1–5) | 3 (1–6) | 0.05 |
Geographic location (n, %) | |||
 Lakeshore | 60 (58.3) | 43 (46.7) | 0.11 |
 Upland | 43 (41.7) | 49 (53.3) |  |
Socio-economic status (n, %) | |||
 Very poor | 29 (28.2) | 31 (33.7) | 0.56 |
 Poor | 43 (41.7) | 39 (42.4) |  |
 Well-off | 31 (30.1) | 22 (23.9) |  |
Maternal income (n, %) | |||
 No income | 83 (80.6) | 75 (81.5) | 0.87 |
 Has income | 20 (19.4) | 17 (18.5) |  |
Marital status (n, %) | |||
 Single | 12 (16.5) | 9 (4.3) | 0.67 |
 Married | 91 (83.5) | 83 (95.7) |  |
Education (n, %) | |||
 Illiterate/primary | 79 (78.6) | 79 (83.7) | 0.10 |
 Secondary/above | 24 (21.4) | 13 (16.3) |  |
Household head gender (n, %) | |||
 Female | 9 (11.7) | 7 (4.3) | 0.77 |
 Male | 94 (88.3) | 85 (95.7) |  |