TABLE 1.
Selected characteristics of the study sample in the 2010 and 2014 surveys from the Alive & Thrive impact evaluation in Bangladesh and Vietnam1
| Bangladesh |
Vietnam |
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| Characteristics | 2010(n = 2177) | 2014(n = 2199) | 2010–2014 | 2010(n = 1968) | 2014(n = 2044) | 2010–2014 |
| Household | ||||||
| Children aged <5 y, n | 1.08 ± 0.28 | 1.07 ± 0.26 | −0.01 ± 0.01 | 1.18 ± 0.39 | 1.14 ± 0.37 | −0.04 ± 0.01*** |
| SES index score | 5.06 ± 2.82 | 5.75 ± 2.78 | 0.69 ± 0.08*** | 4.45 ± 2.80 | 6.18 ± 2.71 | 1.73 ± 0.09*** |
| Food insecurity, % | 32.9 | 20.2 | −12.7 ± 1.3*** | 41.8 | 28.3 | −13.4 ± 1.49*** |
| Economic shock score | 0.20 ± 0.43 | 0.23 ± 0.50 | 0.03 ± 0.01* | 0.80 ± 0.93 | 1.06 ± 1.05 | 0.26 ± 0.03*** |
| Maternal | ||||||
| Education, y | 4.58 ± 3.59 | 5.42 ± 3.43 | 0.84 ± 0.11*** | 8.39 ± 3.00 | 9.27 ± 3.00 | 0.88 ± 0.09*** |
| Farmers, % | 92.4 | 74.8 | −17.5 ± 1.09*** | 58.9 | 40.5 | −18.5 ± 1.55*** |
| Maternal stress, % | 48.7 | 34.6 | −14.1 ± 1.48*** | 34.5 | 26.8 | −7.69 ± 1.45*** |
| Weight, kg | 46.9 ± 8.30 | 48.8 ± 8.67 | 1.89 ± 0.26*** | 47.1 ± 6.66 | 49.2 ± 7.32 | 2.07 ± 0.22*** |
| Height, cm | 151 ± 5.50 | 151 ± 5.42 | 0.16 ± 0.17 | 153 ± 5.21 | 153 ± 5.19 | −0.17 ± 0.16 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 20.6 ± 3.30 | 21.4 ± 3.46 | 0.79 ± 0.10*** | 20.1 ± 2.47 | 21.0 ± 2.84 | 0.95 ± 0.08*** |
| Children | ||||||
| Boys, % | 53.0 | 49.5 | −3.53 ± 1.51* | 52.2 | 55.4 | 3.15 ± 1.57* |
| Birth weight, kg | 2.91 ± 0.89 | 3.00 ± 0.81 | 0.09 ± 0.03*** | 3.09 ± 0.47 | 3.15 ± 0.45 | 0.06 ± 0.02*** |
| Age, mo | 35.0 ± 6.65 | 35.1 ± 6.83 | 0.12 ± 0.20 | 40.7 ± 9.69 | 40.8 ± 10.2 | 0.11 ± 0.32 |
| ARI, % | 50.1 | 35.1 | −15.1 ± 1.48*** | 40.9 | 29.5 | −11.5 ± 1.50*** |
| Diarrhea, % | 5.93 | 3.91 | −2.02 ± 0.65*** | 6.59 | 2.94 | −3.65 ± 0.67*** |
| Behavioral | ||||||
| Maternal knowledge of IYCF score | 3.65 ± 1.59 | 4.70 ± 1.55 | 1.05 ± 0.05*** | 3.71 ± 1.83 | 5.39 ± 1.96 | 1.69 ± 0.06*** |
| Child dietary diversity score | 3.82 ± 1.24 | 4.17 ± 1.42 | 0.35 ± 0.04*** | 4.99 ± 1.25 | 5.43 ± 1.07 | 0.44 ± 0.04*** |
| Prenatal visit (≥4 times), % | 23.3 | 48.3 | 25.0 ± 1.40*** | 24.5 | 73.8 | 49.3 ± 1.37*** |
| Hygiene score | 7.17 ± 3.05 | 7.77 ± 2.95 | 0.60 ± 0.09*** | 6.66 ± 2.47 | 8.64 ± 2.03 | 1.98 ± 0.07*** |
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All values are means ± SDs for 2010 and 2014 unless otherwise indicated and means ± SEs for 2010–2014. *,***Significant change from baseline to endline: ***P < 0.001, *P < 0.05. ARI, acute respiratory infection; IYCF, infant and young child feeding; SES, socioeconomic status.