Table 1 Descriptive statistics of sample characteristics by number of months of LEAP 1000 before delivery among a sample of infants with complete birthweight born to women receiving the LEAP 1000 cash transfer (N = 1,439)
Number of months of LEAP 1000 Mean ± SD or N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1+ | p-value# | |
Household-level | |||
Number of children under 5 in household | 1.76 ± 0.71 | 2.09 ± 0.62 | < 0.001 |
Household head married | 1,245 (95) | 125 (97) | 0.275 |
Female household head | 133 (10) | 8 (6) | 0.132 |
Age of household head | 39.3 ± 13 | 41.4 ± 12.2 | 0.457 |
Household has improved lighting source | 406 (31) | 52 (40) | 0.004 |
Household food insecurity score (0–8) | 3.79 ± 1.99 | 0.60 ± 0.52 | < 0.001 |
Maternal-level | |||
Number of meals consumed per day | 2.6 ± 0.6 | 2.6 ± 0.58 | 0.851 |
Current NHIS enrollment | 948 (72) | 85 (66) | 0.008 |
Mother’s age | 29.2 ± 6.52 | 30.8 ± 6.21 | 0.117 |
Women’s agency (0–6) | 3.02 ± 1.95 | 4.11 ± 1.79 | < 0.001 |
Parity (Total number of live births) | 3.67 ± 1.96 | 4.78 ± 2.17 | < 0.001 |
Sought ANC from skilled provider | 1,218 (93) | 120 (93) | 0.291 |
Number of ANC visits | 5.89 ± 1.73 | 5.92 ± 1.66 | 0.897 |
Infant-level | |||
Singleton | 1,263 (96) | 127 (98) | 0.164 |
Delivered in a health facility | 1,220 (93) | 117 (91) | 0.325 |
Infant birthweight (kg) | 3.01 ± 0.46 | 3.07 ± 0.46 | 0.195 |
Infant low birth weight (< 2.5 kg) | 95 (7) | 8 (8) | 0.501 |
Infant female | 655 (50) | 56 (43) | 0.177 |
Infant born during the rainy season (March - Sept) | 868 (66) | 73 (57) | 0.009 |
District | |||
East Mamprusi | 537 (41) | 61 (47) | 0.054 |
Karaga | 60 (5) | 6 (5) | 0.810 |
Yendi | 104 (8) | 10 (8) | 0.973 |
Bongo | 346 (26) | 24 (19) | 0.028 |
Garu-Tempane | 263 (20) | 28 (22) | 0.959 |
N | 1,310 | 129 | |