Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants and households from two pulse-producing communities in rural Halaba, south Ethiopia.
| Control | Intervention | |
|---|---|---|
| n = 180 | n = 183 | |
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | |
| Maternal age (y) | 27 (25–30) | 29 (25–32) |
| Household size | 6 (4–7) | 6 (4–7) |
| Wealth index | 5 (3–8) | 5 (3–7.6) |
| Size of cultivable land (ha) | 1 (0.5–1.5) | 0.75 (0.5–1) b |
| Pulse produces from recent harvest (quintals) a | 3 (2–4) | 2 (1.88–3.0) b |
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Number of children under five years of age | ||
| One | 79/180 (43.9) | 127/183 (69.4) |
| Two or more | 101/180 (56.1) | 56/183 (30.6) |
| Mothers’ formal education | ||
| No formal education | 140/180 (77.8) | 151/183 (82.5) |
| Primary or above | 40/180 (22.2) | 32/183 (17.5) |
| Husbands’ formal education | ||
| No formal education | 99/180 (55) | 98/183 (53.6) |
| Primary level (1–6 grades) | 58/180 (32.2) | 55/183 (30.1) |
| Post primary (>6th grade) | 23/180 (12.3) | 30/183 (16.4) |
| Growing pulse crops | ||
| Yes | 161/180 (89.4) | 183/183 (100) |
IQR, interquartile range; a Estimate was based on n = 150 households in each community that declared that amount of pulse harvest; b Difference was significant at p < 0.001 (Mann–Whitney U test).