Table 2.
Mothers' sociodemographic characteristics
| Control group baseline*(N=2567) | Control group endline*(N=2886) | Intervention group baseline†(N=2476) | Intervention group endline†(N=2784) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 28·9 (7·2) | 28·3 (7·1) | 28·4 (7·1) | 27·6 (6·8) | |
| 3 years or more residence duration in the village | 2339 (91%) | 2656 (93%) | 2319 (94%) | 2624 (95%) | |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Mossi | 1077 (42%) | 1343 (47%) | 743 (30%) | 840 (31%) | |
| Gourmantche | 295 (12%) | 343 (12%) | 664 (27%) | 731 (27%) | |
| Gourounssi | 566 (22%) | 575 (20%) | 79 (3%) | 94 (3%) | |
| Peulh | 166 (7%) | 171 (6%) | 420 (17%) | 522 (19%) | |
| Gouin, Karaboro, or Turka | 6 (<1%) | 0 | 342 (14%) | 316 (12%) | |
| Marka, Dafing, or Dioula | 214 (8%) | 268 (9%) | 87 (4%) | 82 (3%) | |
| Bwaba or Bobo | 191 (8%) | 123 (4%) | 82 (3%) | 105 (4%) | |
| Other | 42 (2%) | 43 (2%) | 52 (2%) | 62 (2%) | |
| Religion | |||||
| Muslim | 1209 (47%) | 1430 (50%) | 1482 (60%) | 1743 (63%) | |
| Catholic or protestant | 1154 (45%) | 1305 (46%) | 652 (26%) | 669 (24%) | |
| Animist | 199 (8%) | 132 (5%) | 333 (14%) | 340 (12%) | |
| School attendance | 400 (16%) | 583 (20%) | 251 (10%) | 396 (14%) | |
| Household socioeconomic status | |||||
| 1 (poorest) | 362 (14%) | 378 (13%) | 463 (19%) | 487 (18%) | |
| 2 | 428 (17%) | 459 (16%) | 502 (20%) | 556 (20%) | |
| 3 | 494 (19%) | 550 (19%) | 500 (20%) | 571 (21%) | |
| 4 | 555 (22%) | 672 (24%) | 495 (20%) | 545 (20%) | |
| 5 (least poor) | 719 (28%) | 796 (28%) | 498 (20%) | 609 (22%) | |
| Radio ownership | |||||
| No radio | 524 (21%) | 597 (21%) | 325 (13%) | 483 (18%) | |
| Radio in the compound | 429 (17%) | 514 (18%) | 543 (22%) | 678 (25%) | |
| Radio in the household | 1606 (63%) | 1747 (61%) | 1589 (65%) | 1607 (58%) | |
| Married | 2488 (97%) | 2778 (98%) | 2428 (98%) | 2690 (98%) | |
| Polygamous union | 984 (40%) | 932 (34%) | 978 (40%) | 1111 (41%) | |
| Two or more under-5 children | 1005 (39%) | 1218 (43%) | 1141 (46%) | 1316 (48%) | |
| Age of the youngest child in months | 21·1 (14·8) | 18·8 (13·7) | 19·4 (13·9) | 18·5 (13·4) | |
| Distance to the nearest health facility | |||||
| <2 km | 1014 (40%) | 1045 (36%) | 454 (18%) | 497 (18%) | |
| 2–5 km | 851 (33%) | 991 (34%) | 699 (28%) | 654 (24%) | |
| >5 km | 702 (27%) | 850 (30%) | 1323 (53%) | 1633 (59%) | |
Data are mean (SD) or n (%).
*
At baseline: from 0% to 3·1% missing values across variables; at endline: from 0% to 3·7%.
†
At baseline: from 0% to 1·9% missing values across variables; at endline: from 0% to 3·4%.