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. 2026 Aug 5;11(8):e023335. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-023335

Table 3. Intervention effect sizes, by county.

Outcome Effect size Nyamira Vihiga County differences p value
Estimate CI lower CI upper Estimate CI lower CI upper
Early childhood development
 CREDI overall SD 0.079 −0.069 0.228 −0.128 −0.322 0.066 0.090
 CREDI cognition SD 0.136 −0.043 0.315 −0.169 −0.389 0.051 0.032*
 CREDI language SD 0.149 0.024 0.275 −0.064 −0.222 0.094 0.034*
 CREDI motor SD 0.033 −0.123 0.189 −0.072 −0.251 0.107 0.378
 CREDI social-emotional SD 0.174 0.021 0.327 −0.153 −0.335 0.029 0.006*
 GSED developmental score SD 0.163 −0.012 0.339 −0.011 −0.146 0.124 0.179
 Observed socioemotional development SD 0.171 −0.077 0.419 −0.046 −0.291 0.198 0.048*
Parenting
 Primary caregiver stimulation SD 0.661 0.377 0.946 0.195 −0.115 0.505 0.023*
 No. of learning materials SD 0.093 −0.205 0.392 −0.112 −0.391 0.168 0.307
 No. of books SD 0.436 0.065 0.806 −0.015 −0.240 0.209 0.036*
Child safety and security
 Primary caregiver positive discipline OR 0.671 0.120 3.754 0.219 0.035 1.376 0.352
 Primary caregiver any violent discipline OR 0.076 0.022 0.267 0.105 0.033 0.333 0.663
 Primary caregiver physical punishment OR 0.112 0.036 0.353 0.157 0.046 0.537 0.628
 Primary caregiver psychological aggression OR 0.198 0.087 0.448 0.249 0.088 0.705 0.484
 Birth registration OR 1.725 0.634 4.692 0.832 0.259 2.674 0.311
Caregiver psychosocial well-being
 Social support SD 0.390 0.134 0.646 0.497 0.224 0.771 0.604
 Community connectedness SD 0.373 0.214 0.532 0.423 0.113 0.732 0.854
 Parenting stress SD −0.413 −0.656 −0.171 −0.573 −0.785 −0.362 0.297
 Primary caregiver depressive symptoms SD −0.426 −0.729 −0.122 −0.475 −0.736 −0.213 0.786
 Primary caregiver financial worries SD −0.267 −0.490 −0.044 −0.337 −0.528 −0.146 0.921
 Any IPV OR 0.470 0.169 1.304 0.371 0.125 1.102 0.991
 Physical IPV OR 0.212 0.036 1.258 0.651 0.210 2.022 0.260
 Emotional IPV OR 0.474 0.178 1.259 0.249 0.068 0.917 0.644
 Economic IPV OR 0.478 0.173 1.324 0.314 0.088 1.123 0.736
Nutrition, health and financial security
 Kitchen garden OR 2.527 0.798 8.006 4.294 1.560 11.818 0.495
 Child dietary diversity SD 0.636 0.348 0.925 0.105 −0.306 0.515 0.038*
 Child illness OR 1.245 0.548 2.829 0.504 0.193 1.315 0.138
 Sought appropriate care for illness OR 1.018 0.252 4.108 0.663 0.223 1.970 0.552
 Received referral OR 5.546 3.046 10.098 1.627 0.405 6.539 0.015*
 Income in past month (KSH, log) SD −0.267 −0.571 0.037 0.279 −0.072 0.629 0.023*
 Current savings (KSH, log) SD 0.657 0.362 0.953 0.379 0.068 0.690 0.221
Male caregiver outcomes
 Male caregiver stimulation SD 0.762 0.454 1.071 0.158 −0.126 0.443 0.004*
 Male caregiver positive discipline OR 0.902 0.268 3.037 0.621 0.159 2.430 0.628
 Male caregiver any violent discipline OR 0.168 0.055 0.510 0.403 0.122 1.333 0.130
 Male caregiver physical punishment OR 0.134 0.047 0.383 0.340 0.085 1.353 0.141
 Male caregiver psychological aggression OR 0.371 0.103 1.330 0.379 0.093 1.542 0.664
 Male caregiver household chores SD 0.884 0.460 1.309 0.203 −0.113 0.518 0.015*

Note. Effect sizes are derived from adjusted mixed-effects difference-in-differences models controlling for time, study arm, county and their interaction, with additional covariate adjustment for child sex and age, primary caregiver characteristics, household wealth, and survey round. Models include random intercepts to account for repeated measures within individuals and village-level clustering and apply inverse probability weights for missingness. Models for GSED and observed socioemotional development outcomes additionally adjust for child development assessor and baseline overall CREDI score. Estimates are based on intent-to-treat. Bold values indicate p<0.05.

*

Estimates are significantly different (at p<0.05) between counties.

CREDI, Caregiver Reported Early Development Instruments; GSED, Global Scales for Early Development; IPV, intimate partner violence.