Table 2.
Characteristics of study participants at baseline and the end of the study.
| Characteristic | Baseline (n=340), n (%) | End of study (n=275), n (%) | |||
| Age (years) | |||||
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15-24 | 179 (52.9) | 140 (50.9) | ||
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25-34 | 144 (42.4) | 120 (43.6) | ||
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35-44 | 16 (4.7) | 14 (5.1) | ||
| Women’s education | |||||
|
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No education | 42 (12.4) | 35 (12.7) | ||
|
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Primary incomplete | 84 (24.7) | 69 (25.1) | ||
|
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Primary complete | 59 (17.4) | 49 (17.8) | ||
|
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Secondary incomplete | 118 (34.7) | 95 (34.5) | ||
|
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Secondary or higher | 36 (10.6) | 26 (9.5) | ||
| Husband’s education | |||||
|
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No education | 107 (31.5) | 90 (32.7) | ||
|
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Primary incomplete | 76 (22.4) | 63 (22.9) | ||
|
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Primary complete | 43 (12.7) | 35 (12.7) | ||
|
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Secondary incomplete | 72 (21.2) | 54 (19.6) | ||
|
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Secondary or higher | 42 (12.4) | 32 (11.6) | ||
| Husband’s occupation | |||||
|
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Unskilled laborer | 102 (30.0) | 89 (32.4) | ||
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Skilled worker | 59 (17.4) | 47 (17.1) | ||
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Business/Trade | 57 (16.8) | 46 (16.7) | ||
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Service holder | 41 (12.1) | 28 (10.2) | ||
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Others | 79 (23.2) | 64 (23.3) | ||
| Household wealth index | |||||
|
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Poorest | 69 (20.5) | 58 (21.1) | ||
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Second | 66 (19.6) | 56 (20.4) | ||
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Middle | 68 (20.2) | 56 (20.4) | ||
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Fourth | 67 (19.90) | 51 (18.5) | ||
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Richest | 67 (19.9) | 53 (19.3) | ||
| Household had at least one mobile | 303 (89.1) | 243 (88.4) | |||
| Household had electricity | 158 (46.5) | 124 (45.1) | |||
| Household food security | |||||
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Secure | 164 (48.7) | 138 (50.2) | ||
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Mildly food-insecure | 9 (2.7) | 5 (1.8) | ||
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Moderately food-insecure | 93 (27.6) | 81 (29.5) | ||
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Severely food-insecure | 71 (21.1) | 50 (18.2) | ||