Table 1.
Characteristics of participating mothers and infants (n = 194)
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Maternal SRQ score: Median (25th, 75th) Pregnancy | 2(1,6) |
| 2 months postnatal | 1(0,3) |
| 12 months postnatal | 1 (0,3) |
| Maternal age (years). Mean (SD) | 27.4 (6.39) |
| Husband's age (years). Mean (SD) | 36.8 (9.33) |
| No maternal education | 170 (87.6) |
| No paternal education | 64 (33.2) |
| Parity: Primiparous | 24 (12.4) |
| 2 to 4 previous live births | 77 (39.7) |
| 5 or more previous live births | 93 (47.9) |
| Lower relative wealth of the household | 111 (57.2) |
| Hungry in the last 30 days | 38 (19.6) |
| Marital discord scale (0 to 4). Median (25th, 75th) | 0 (0,1) |
| Physically assaulted | 7 (3.6) |
| One or more malarial episodes in pregnancy | 37 (19.2) |
| Maternal BMI (kg/m2) Mean (SD): Pregnancy | 21.6 (2.37) |
| Postnatal 12 months | 20.8 (2.9) |
| Sees friends ≤ monthly: Pregnancy | 39 (20.1) |
| Postnatal 2 months | 32 (16.7) |
| Birth weight (kg) Mean (SD) | 3.0 (0.4) |
| Prolonged labour | 36 (18.6) |
| Episodes of fever since birth | 57 (29.7) |
| Episode of diarrhoea since birth | 14 (7.3) |
| Infant gender female | 94(48.5) |
| Infant diarrhoeal episodes in 1st year: 2 or more | 104 (53.6) |
| Weight-for-age Z score in infant. Mean (SD) | -1.02 (1.35) |
SRQ = Self-reporting questionnaire, 20-item version; BMI = Body Mass Index