Table 1.
Baseline details of 540 mothers and infants recruited for study. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise
| Intervention group*
|
All subjects (n=540) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Group A (n=135) | Group B (n=135) | Group C (n=135) | Group D (n=135) | |
| Mothers | |||||
| Mean (SD) age (years) (n=538) | 23.4 (4.0) | 23.2 (4.3) | 23.1 (4.2) | 24.0 (3.4) | 23.4 (4.0) |
| Parity (n=510): | |||||
| Primigravida | 61 (50) | 65 (50) | 77 (60) | 68 (53) | 271 (53) |
| Multigravida | 62 (50) | 65 (50) | 52 (40) | 60 (47) | 239 (47) |
| Area of living: | |||||
| Periurban | 51 (37) | 54 (40) | 45 (33) | 50 (38) | 200 (37) |
| Urban | 84 (63) | 81 (60) | 90 (67) | 85 (62) | 340 (63) |
| Woman’s occupation (n=508): | |||||
| Housewife | 102 (84) | 106 (82) | 111 (86) | 102 (80) | 421 (83) |
| Other | 20 (16) | 24 (18) | 18 (14) | 25 (20) | 87 (17) |
| Woman’s educational status (n=509): | |||||
| Illiterate | 39 (32) | 26 (20) | 37 (29) | 38 (30) | 140 (28) |
| Literate up to primary level only | 26 (21) | 38 (30) | 31 (15) | 27 (21) | 122 (24) |
| Secondary level and above | 58 (48) | 66 (50) | 60 (47) | 63 (49) | 247 (49) |
| Husband’s monthly income (n=500): | |||||
| Low (<$20) | 6 (5) | 10 (8) | 6 (5) | 3 (2) | 25 (5) |
| Medium ($20-100) | 102 (84) | 96 (74) | 99 (80) | 105 (84) | 402 (81) |
| High (>$100) | 14 (12) | 23 (18) | 19 (15) | 17 (14) | 73 (15) |
| Delivery mode: | |||||
| Normal | 122 (90) | 118 (87) | 111 (82) | 105 (78) | 456 (84) |
| Assisted vaginal or caesarean section | 13 (10) | 17 (13) | 24 (18) | 30 (22) | 85 (16) |
| Infants | |||||
| Sex: | |||||
| Male | 75 (55) | 60 (45) | 63 (47) | 67 (49) | 265 (49) |
| Female | 60 (45) | 75 (55) | 72 (53) | 68 (51) | 275 (51) |
| Mean (SD) weight (kg) (n=533) | 2.75 (0.4) | 2.75 (0.4) | 2.78 (0.5) | 2.67 (0.5) | 2.74 (0.5) |
| Mean (SD) length (cm) (n=528) | 48.5 (2.7) | 48.6 (2.8) | 48.7 (3.3) | 48.3 (3.4) | 48.5 (3.1) |
| Mean (SD) head circumference (cm) (n=531) | 33.6 (1.3) | 33.8 (2.3) | 33.8 (1.9) | 33.9 (2.9) | 33.8 (2.2) |
| Mean (SD) gestation (weeks) (n=514) | 39.3 (2.2) | 39.4 (1.7) | 39.4 (1.8) | 39.1 (2.4) | 39.3 (2.0) |
*
Group A=health education given immediately after birth and 3 months later; group B=education given at birth only; group C=education given at 3 months only; group D=no education given.