Table 1.
Comparison of baseline characteristics between children who completed the follow-up and those who were lost to follow-up
| |
Completed follow-up |
Lost to follow-up |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n=160) | (n=16) | ||
| Male child |
85 (53.1%) |
10 (62.5%) |
0.473 † |
| Nuclear family |
74 (46.3%) |
9 (56.3%) |
0.445 † |
| Hindu religion |
88 (55%) |
9 (56.3%) |
0.924 † |
| Median (IQR) birth weight (in kg) * |
2.9 (2.6-3.2) |
2.9 (2.5-3.2) |
0.790 ‡ |
| Normal vaginal delivery |
139 (86.9%) |
15 (93.8%) |
0.697 § |
| Birth in a hospital/health-care facility |
157 (98.1%) |
16 (100%) |
1.000 § |
| Median (IQR) age (in months) at introduction of supplementary feeding |
4.7 (3.6-5.7) |
3.9 (2.5-5.4) |
0.225 ‡ |
| Median (IQR) family size |
5 (4–7) |
5 (3.5-7) |
0.138 ‡ |
| Presence of siblings |
111 (69.4%) |
8 (50%) |
0.114 † |
| Median (IQR) age of the mother (in years) |
24 (22–26) |
24 (21.5-26) |
0.967 ‡ |
| Median (IQR) years of completed maternal education |
8 (3.5-10) |
8 (6.5-10) |
0.243 ‡ |
| Median (IQR) years of completed education of the head of the household |
5 (0–8) |
6.5 (2.5-8) |
0.277 ‡ |
| Presence of cow in the house |
14 (18.8%) |
0 (0%) |
0.370 § |
| Presence of any animal in the house |
47 (29.4%) |
3 (18.8%) |
0.562 § |
| Living in a “kutcha” house |
31 (19.4%) |
3 (18.8%) |
1.000 § |
| Low socio-economic status |
106 (66.3%) |
11 (68.8%) |
0.840 † |
| Firewood as the primary cooking mode |
83 (51.9%) |
7 (43.8%) |
0.535 † |
| Presence of a functional toilet within the house ¶ |
98 (61.6%) |
4 (66.7%) |
1.000 § |
| Good household hygiene | 44 (27.5%) | 3 (18.8%) | 0.564 § |
* Data missing for 9 children; ¶ Data missing for 11 children.
Tests of significance: † χ2 test; § Fisher’s exact test; ‡ Wilcoxon rank sum test.