Table 2.
Characteristics of the study population by geophagic status at baseline interview a
| No geophagia at baseline (n = 916) | Geophagia at baseline (n = 54) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 28.1 | 29.3 |
| Number of past pregnancies | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Duration of pregnancy (weeks) | 25.0 | 27.4 * |
| No. of valuable household goods (0–4) | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Primiparous (%) | 12.8 | 5.6 |
| Urban (%) | 31.2 | 33.3 |
| Married (%) | 98.3 | 98.1 |
| Women with any formal education (%) | 55.9 | 61.1 |
| Husbands with formal education (%) | 69.7 | 61.5 |
| Women with cash-earning jobs (%) | 7.6 | 11.1 |
| Husbands with cash-earning jobs (%) | 68.4 | 66.7 |
a
Comparison of means was performed using Student’s t-tests; comparison of proportions was done with χ2 test.
*
P < 0.05.