Table 1.
Demographics of the participant population
| Categorical Variables | Overall (N = 1761*) |
Control (n = 884) | Intervention (n = 877) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| < 25 | 501 (28%) | 266 (53%) | 235 (47%) | 0.1930 |
| 25–34 | 987 (56%) | 477 (48%) | 510 (52%) | |
| 35 or older | 273 (16%) | 141 (52%) | 132 (48%) | |
| Relationship | ||||
| Single/Divorced/Widowed | 70 (4%) | 53 (76%) | 17 (24%) | < 0.0001 |
| Married/Cohabitating/Living Together | 1691 (96%) | 831 (49%) | 860 (51%) | |
| Maternal Education | ||||
| Primary | 246 (14%) | 120 (49%) | 126 (51%) | 0.6895 |
| Middle/JHSa/JSSb | 829 (49%) | 429 (52%) | 400 (48%) | |
|
Secondary/SHSc/Technical/ Vocational |
459 (27%) | 223 (49%) | 236 (51%) | |
| Tertiary | 164 (10%) | 83 (51%) | 81 (49%) | |
| Partner Education | ||||
| Middle/JHSa/JSSb or less | 666 (39%) | 335 (50%) | 331 (50%) | 0.8525 |
| Secondary | 627 (37%) | 306 (49%) | 321 (51%) | |
| Tertiary | 261 (16%) | 126 (48%) | 135 (52%) | |
| N/A, Unknown | 137 (8%) | 64 (47%) | 73 (53%) | |
| Religion | ||||
| Christianity | 1646 (93%) | 835 (50.4%) | 811 (49.6%) | 0.1185 |
| Muslim | 97 (6%) | 39 (39%) | 58 (61%) | |
| Other | 18 (1%) | 10 (56%) | 8 (44%) | |
| First Pregnancy | ||||
| No | 1412 (80%) | 703 (50%) | 709 (50%) | 0.4876 |
| Yes | 349 (20%) | 181 (52%) | 168 (48%) | |
| Location of Delivery | ||||
|
Hospital/Polyclinic/ Health Center |
1711 (97%) | 853 (50%) | 858 (50%) | 0.0904 |
| Other | 50 (3%) | 31 (62%) | 19 (38%) | |
|
Continuous Variables Mean (SD) |
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| Maternal age | 28.2 (5.8) | 28.1 (6) | 28.3 (5.6) | 0.5042 |
| Wealth index | 6.8 (2.4) | 6.9 (2.4) | 6.9 (2.3) | 0.6174 |
| Number of previous pregnancies | 3.5 (1.4) | 3.5 (1.4) | 3.5 (1.5) | 0.7075 |
*Total sample size. Cells that do not add across represent missing data
Categorical variables were compared using chi-square test
Maternal age and wealth index tested using 2-sample t-test
Number of previous pregnancies tested using Mann Whitney Wilcoxon test (non-parametric)
aJHS = junior high school. bJSS = junior secondary school. cSHS = senior secondary school