Table 1. Sample demographic characteristics at baseline by study arm.
| Overall (n=595) | Study arm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention (n=310) | Control (n=285) | P value | ||
| Child age in months, mean (SD) | 8.7 (5.5) | 8.8 (5.3) | 8.6 (5.6) | 0.66 |
| Child sex, n (%) | ||||
| Male | 271 (45.6%) | 145 (46.8%) | 126 (44.2%) | 0.530 |
| Female | 324 (54.5%) | 165 (53.2%) | 159 (55.8%) | |
| Primary caregiver relation to child, n (%) | ||||
| Mother | 539 (90.6%) | 273 (85.8%) | 266 (95.8%) | <0.01 |
| Father | 6 (1.0%) | 4 (1.3%) | 2 (0.7%) | 0.47 |
| Grandmother | 45 (7.6%) | 36 (11.6%) | 9 (3.2%) | <0.01 |
| Grandfather | 2 (0.3%) | 2 (0.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.17 |
| Aunt | 2 (0.3%) | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (0.4%) | 0.95 |
| Other | 1 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0.34 |
| Number of individuals living in household, mean (SD) | 5.0 (1.8) | 4.9 (1.9) | 5.2 (1.7) | 0.09 |
| Currently in partnered relationship, n (%) | 461 (77.5%) | 239 (77.1%) | 222 (77.9%) | 0.82 |
| Primary caregiver age, n (%) | ||||
| 18–24 years | 205 (34.5%) | 107 (34.5%) | 98 (34.4%) | <0.01 |
| 25–34 years | 269 (45.2%) | 125 (40.3%) | 144 (50.5%) | |
| 35–44 years | 85 (14.3%) | 50 (16.1%) | 35 (12.3%) | |
| 45+ years | 36 (6.1%) | 28 (9.0%) | 8 (2.8%) | |
| Primary caregiver education completion, n (%) | ||||
| No education | 5 (0.8%) | 3 (1.0%) | 2 (0.7%) | 0.32 |
| Some primary school (incomplete) | 84 (14.2%) | 51 (16.5%) | 22 (11.6%) | |
| Completed primary school | 248 (41.7%) | 129 (41.6%) | 119 (41.8%) | |
| Completed secondary school | 258 (43.4%) | 127 (41.0%) | 131 (46.0%) | |
| Household wealth quintile, n (%) | ||||
| Lowest | 119 (20.0%) | 67 (21.6%) | 52 (18.3%) | 0.66 |
| Second | 120 (20.2%) | 63 (20.3%) | 57 (20.0%) | |
| Middle | 119 (20.0%) | 65 (21.0%) | 54 (19.0%) | |
| Fourth | 119 (20.0%) | 57 (18.4%) | 62 (21.8%) | |
| Highest | 118 (19.8%) | 58 (18.7%) | 60 (21.1%) | |