Table 1.
Intervention villages N = 597 n (%) |
Comparison villages N = 600 n (%) |
Chi-square | |
Household head | 352 (59.0) | 373 (62.2) | 1.28 |
Female | 364 (61.0) | 353 (58.8) | 0.57 |
Age (years): Mean (SD) | 54.04 (15.16) | 53.52 (15.16) | 0.24 |
Had formal education | 344 (57.6) | 255 (42.3) | 27.34*** |
Married | 531 (88.9) | 528 (88.0) | 0.26 |
No of household residents: Mean (SD) | 4.51 (2.98) | 4.32 (2.45) | 0.70 |
Household owns a radio | 495 (82.9) | 464 (77.3) | 5.85** |
Household owns a bicycle | 327 (54.8) | 369 (61.5) | 5.55** |
Household owns a motorcycle | 111 (18.6) | 94 (15.7) | 1.80 |
Household owns a motorcar | 44 (7.4) | 30 (5.0) | 2.90 |
Average weekly per capita food value (SD) | 368.41 (384.62) | 299.14 (315.28) | 16.18** |
Note: * = p < .10; ** = p < .05; *** = p < .01