TABLE 1.
Characteristics of the sample at baseline by intervention package for recently delivered and pregnant women1
| Recently delivered women | Pregnant women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrition-focused MNCH (n = 1000) | Standard MNCH (n = 1000) | Nutrition-focused MNCH (n = 300) | Standard MNCH (n = 300) | |
| Maternal characteristics | ||||
| Age of respondent mother, y | 24.7 ± 5.4 | 24.2 ± 5.6 | 24.3 ± 5.6 | 23.7 ± 5.6 |
| Duration of pregnancy, mo | — | — | 6.2 ± 1.5 | 6.2 ± 1.5 |
| Schooling, years completed | 6.0 ± 3.4 | 6.0 ± 3.5 | 6.0 ± 3.2 | 5.9 ± 3.3 |
| Education level | ||||
| Never attended school | 10.4 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 12.7 |
| Primary school (grades 1–5) | 36.4 | 33.9 | 30.0 | 33.0 |
| Middle school (grades 6–9) | 37.9 | 37.9 | 46.7 | 42.7 |
| High school or higher | 15.3 | 15.4 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Household work/housewife | 89.4 | 90.3 | 89.3 | 87.3 |
| Self-employment | 8.1 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Other | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
| Religion | ||||
| Muslims | 93.6 | 93.5 | 93.3 | 93.3 |
| Hindus | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Household characteristics | ||||
| Household size, n | 5.2 ± 1.9 | 5.0 ± 1.8 | 4.0 ± 1.7 | 4.1 ± 1.7 |
| Number of children <5 y of age, n | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 0.3 ± 0.5 | 0.3 ± 0.5 |
| Socioeconomic index2 | −0.06 ± 0.99 | −0.06 ± 0.96 | −0.03 ± 0.84 | 0.15 ± 0.98 |
1
Values are means ± SDs or percentages. MNCH, Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health.
2
Socioeconomic index was constructed with the use of principal components analysis with variables on ownerships and assets, and was standardized with mean 0 and standard deviation 1.