Table 3.
Programme effect on men's nutrition knowledge score, using endline data only
| Characteristics | Control | SMS | IPC | SMS + IPC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum n | 366 | 350 | 324 | 354 |
| Breastfeeding score, mean (SD) | 0.41 (0.20) | 0.43 (0.22) | 0.39 (0.21) | 0.40 (0.21) |
| Unadjusted β | – | 0.02 | −0.02 | −0.01 |
| p Value | – | 0.21 | 0.30 | 0.50 |
| Adjusted β a | 0.02 | −0.01 | −0.01 | |
| p Valueb | – | 0.17 | 0.61 | 0.64 |
| Child feeding and micronutrient score, mean (SD) | 0.44 (0.22) | 0.45 (0.21) | 0.49 (0.24) | 0.53 (0.22) |
| Unadjusted β | – | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| p Value | – | 0.69 | 0.02 | <0.001 |
| Adjusted β | – | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| p Value | – | 0.58 | 0.03 | <0.001 |
| Hygiene score, mean (SD) | 0.52 (0.28) | 0.57 (0.28) | 0.58 (0.27) | 0.59 (0.27) |
| Unadjusted β | – | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| p Value | – | 0.03 | 0.001 | <0.001 |
| Adjusted β | – | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| p Value | – | 0.02 | 0.001 | <0.001 |
| Total knowledge score, mean (SD) | 0.48 (0.19) | 0.50 (0.21) | 0.51 (0.20) | 0.54 (0.19) |
| Unadjusted β | – | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| p Value | 0.05 | 0.04 | <0.001 | |
| Adjusted β | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.07 | |
| p Value | – | 0.02 | 0.04 | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; IPC, interpersonal communication; SMS, short message service.
a
Mixed‐effects models included a fixed part (intervention group, time of survey visit, interaction term between intervention group and time of survey visit) and a random part (village and individual clustering), adjusted by religion, type of drinking water sources, type of toilet facilities and garden ownership.
b
Treatment effect (95% CI) and p value of treatment effect derived using contrasts of average marginal effect.