Table 1. Baseline characteristics of participants.
| Variables | Intervention (n=140) | Standard care (n=140) | p- value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | % | f | % | ||
| Years of marriage | |||||
| 1-3 years | 132 | 94 | 120 | 86 | .40 |
| 4-9 years | 08 | 06 | 18 | 13 | |
| Above 10 years | 0 | 0 | 02 | 01 | |
| Type of family | |||||
| Nuclear | 47 | 34 | 57 | 41 | .464 |
| Joint | 93 | 66 | 83 | 59 | |
| Occupation | |||||
| Professional | 31 | 22 | 11 | 08 | .115 |
| Unskilled | 02 | 01 | 01 | 01 | |
| Self employed | 18 | 13 | 23 | 16 | |
| Homemakers | 89 | 64 | 105 | 75 | |
| Medical disorders during pregnancy | |||||
| No | 126 | 90 | 119 | 85 | .798 |
| Yes | 14 | 10 | 21 | 15 | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (in years) | 26.51 ± 2.883 | 26.75 ± 3.595 | .362 |
| Period of gestation at enrolment | 36.76 ± 0.830 | 36.83 ± 0.873 | .191 |
| Mean Hb (mg/dL) | 12.07 ± 1.080 | 13.00 ± 0.094 | .448 |
| Mean weight gain (in kg) | 10.85 ± 3.776 | 11.28 ± 3.683 | .543 |
| Mean weight gain after 36 weeks (in kg) | 1.3 (1.1) | 1.4 (1.04) | .526 |
Chi-square test was used for comparison of the proportion of categorical data including years of marriage, religion, type of family, occupation, medical disorders during pregnancy. One way ANOVA was used for comparison of continuous data including age, period of gestation, haemoglobin, and weight gain.