Table 2.
Baseline sociodemographic characteristics and nutritional status of children enrolled in the study
| Characteristics | Intervention group | Control group | p value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 83 | 54.97 | 84 | 49.70 | |
| Female | 68 | 45.03 | 85 | 50.30 | 0.4350 |
| Age (months) of children | |||||
| 6–9 | 34 | 22.5 | 45 | 26.6 | |
| 9–12 | 54 | 36.0 | 66 | 39.0 | |
| 12+ | 63 | 41.7 | 58 | 34.3 | 0.381 |
| Total | 151 | 169 | |||
| All ages together | |||||
| Mean weight/age z-score (SD) | −1.089 (1.22) | −1.439 (1.22) | 0.125 | ||
| Mean height/age z-score (SD) | −1.115 (1.36) | −1.407 (1.22) | 0.167 | ||
| Mean weight/height z-score (SD) | −0.450 (1.01) | −0.559 (1.08) | 0.451 | ||
| By age-groups | |||||
| 6–9 months | |||||
| Mean weight/age z-score (SD) | −0.7144 (1.05) | −1.453 (1.69) | 0.102 | ||
| Mean height/age z-score (SD) | −0.609 (1.33) | −1.44 (1.45) | 0.067 | ||
| Weight/height z-score (SD) | −0.366 (0.89) | −0.582 (1.52) | 0.485 | ||
| 9–12 months | |||||
| Weight/age z-score (SD) | −0.987 (1.36) | −1.408 (1.07) | 0.217 | ||
| Height/age z-score (SD) | −1.040 (1.33) | −1.355 (1.17) | 0.364 | ||
| Weight/height z-score (SD) | −0.287 (1.10) | −0.713 (1.12) | 0.104 | ||
| 12+ months | |||||
| Weight/age z-score (SD) | −1.379 (1.15) | −1.46 (0.92) | 0.644 | ||
| Height/age z-score (SD) | −1.44 (1.34) | −1.55 (1.08) | 0.559 | ||
| Weight/height z-score (SD) | −0.34 (0.95) | −0.81 (1.02) | 0.048 | ||
| Mothers' level of schooling | |||||
| No schooling/illiterate | 53 | 35.10 | 78 | 42.96 | 0.3571 |
| 1–5 year(s) | 16 | 10.60 | 18 | 10.65 | 0.6795 |
| 6–12 years | 56 | 37.08 | 58 | 34.43 | 0.6705 |
| 12 years and more | 26 | 17.22 | 15 | 8.88 | 0.8122 |
*Robust to account for cluster randomization; SD=Standard deviation