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. 2012 Apr 3;6(4):e1608. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001608

Table 1. Demographic data of study participants.

Indicator Intervention districts Control districts p – value
(n = 168)a , b (n = 295)a , b
Mean maternal age at delivery 25.8 (4.8) 26.5 (5.4) <0.001
Median parity 2 2 1
Maternal education <0.001
None 1% (2) 2% (5)
Primary 11% (19) 10% (28)
Secondary 85% (142) 64% (186)
Post-Secondary 3% (5) 24% (68)
Household socio-economic indicators 0.443
Owns neither TV nor motorbike 6% (10) 10% (29)
Owns TV only 13% (22) 15% (46)
Owns motorbike only 3% (5) 4% (11)
Owns both 78% (129) 71% (209)
Husband's job 0.290
Agriculture 80% (131) 71% (206)
Trade 8% (14) 8% (24)
Office/teaching 12% (20) 21% (60)
a

Data are mean (SD), median or % (n).

b

Not all women answered all demographic questions.