Table 1.

Women's individual and household characteristics on enrollment^*

	Mean ± SD or n (%)
Age (years)	26.5 ± 5.1
Parity (number of children previously born)
0	242 (45)
1–2	249 (46)
3–4	50 (9)
> 4	3 (< 1)
Education level completed†
None	32 (6)
Primary	274 (50)
Secondary	233 (43)
Post-secondary	5 (1)
Household size	4.0 ± 1.6
HFIAS score‡	4.0 ± 4.4
Sanitation facility
Improved (closed pit latrine)	221 (41)
Non-improved (open defecation)	323 (59)
Source of drinking water
Improved (treated regardless of source)	487 (90)
Non-improved (untreated)	57 (10)
Currently taking iron and folic acid (self-reported)§
Yes	446 (83)
No	94 (17)

HFIAS = household food insecurity access scale; SD = standard deviation.

^*Total N = 544.

^†Indicates full or partial completion in each category.

^‡HFIAS score based on range of 0–27 with 27 indicating maximum food insecurity.

^§540 women reported receiving iron and folic acid at the prenatal visit.