Table 2.
Intervention exposures among men (n = 1394)
| Characteristics | Control | SMS only | IPC only | SMS + IPC | p Valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum n | n = 366 | n = 350 | n = 324 | n = 354 | |
| Mobile phone and SMS exposure | |||||
| Has access to a working mobile phone (including own phone) | 313 (85.5) | 319 (91.1) | 267 (82.4) | 307 (86.7) | 0.010 |
| Received phone messages with information about health and nutrition in the past 2 years (among men who had access to working phones) | 47 (12.8) | 152 (43.4) | 43 (13.3) | 127 (35.9) | <0.001 |
| Enrolled in the WN programme | 38 (10.4) | 133 (38.0) | 33 (10.2) | 115 (32.5) | <0.001 |
| Received WN messages in the past 2 years | 36 (9.8) | 130 (37.1) | 32 (9.9) | 115 (32.5) | <0.001 |
| Number of WN messages received in the past 30 days | |||||
| None | 351 (95.0) | 271 (77.4) | 311 (96.0) | 284 (80.2) | <0.001 |
| 1 or 2 messages | 4 (1.1) | 16 (4.6) | 4 (1.2) | 15 (4.2) | |
| 3–10 messages | 9 (2.5) | 42 (12.0) | 9 (2.8) | 31 (8.8) | |
| >10 messages | 1 (0.3) | 14 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 22 (6.2) | |
| Don't know | 1 (0.3) | 7 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.6) |
| IPC | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the past 12 months, have you participated in any group discussions, trainings or meetings on a topic related to the nutrition or health of you or your child? | 1 (0.3) | 5 (1.4) | 71 (21.9) | 155 (43.8) | <0.001 |
| Participated in IPC meeting in the past 12 months | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 71 (21.9) | 146 (41.2) | <0.001 |
| Last time participated in the IPC meeting | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within the past month | 0 | 0 | 9 (2.8) | 17 (4.8) | <0.001 |
| In the prior month | 0 | 0 | 14 (4.3) | 30 (8.5) | |
| About 3 months ago | 0 | 0 | 13 (4.0) | 26 (7.3) | |
| 4–5 months ago | 0 | 0 | 7 (2.2) | 18 (5.1) | |
| More than 5 months ago | 0 | 0 | 23 (7.1) | 44 (12.4) | |
| Don't know | 0 | 0 | 5 (1.5) | 11 (3.1) | |
| Never | 366 (100) | 350 (99.8) | 253 (78.1) | 208 (58.8) | |
| In the past 12 months, has anyone come by your house to discuss with you a topic related to the nutrition or health of you or your child? | 0 | 0 | 134 (41.4) | 198 (55.9) | <0.001 |
| How many times in the past 12 months has this happened? | |||||
| Never | 366 (100.0) | 350 (100.0) | 190 (58.6) | 156 (44.1) | <0.001 |
| 1–5 times | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 88 (27.2) | 99 (28.0) | |
| 6 or more times | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 34 (10.5) | 78 (22.0) | |
| Don't know | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (3.7) | 21 (5.9) | |
| Person who conducted a home visit | |||||
| CHW | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 132 (40.7) | 191 (54.0) | <0.001 |
| Others | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) | 5 (1.4) | |
| Never | 366 (100) | 350 (100) | 191 (59.0) | 158 (44.6) | |
Abbreviation: CHW, community health worker; IPC, interpersonal communication; SMS, short message service; WN, wazazi nipendeni.
a
Comparability across groups was tested by one‐way analysis of variance for continuous variables and by χ 2 test for categorical variables.