Table 1.
Maternal characteristics at enrollment of the 931 mother-infant pairs, by intervention group
| Overall |
Control |
Steps 1–9 |
Steps 1–10 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |
| Total | 931 | 297 | 344 | 290 |
| Age in years: median (IQR) | 27 (23, 32) | 28 (24, 33) | 26 (23, 31) | 26 (21, 31) |
| Missing | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Maternal education | ||||
| Primary or less | 631 (68.4) | 180 (61.4) | 249 (72.6) | 202 (70.4) |
| Secondary or higher | 292 (31.6) | 113 (38.6) | 94 (27.4) | 85 (29.6) |
| Missing | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married/live-in boyfriend | 803 (87.0) | 264 (89.8) | 303 (88.3) | 236 (82.5) |
| Never married/separated/divorced | 120 (13.0) | 30 (10.2) | 40 (11.7) | 50 (17.5) |
| Missing | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Socio-economic status quintile | ||||
| Fifth / fourth | 363 (39.7) | 106 (36.7) | 117 (34.4) | 140 (48.9) |
| Third | 185 (20.2) | 51 (17.6) | 72 (21.2) | 62 (21.7) |
| Second / first | 367 (40.1) | 132 (45.7) | 151 (44.4) | 84 (29.4) |
| Missing | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Parity | ||||
| Primipara | 225 (24.3) | 77 (26.1) | 72 (21.0) | 76 (26.5) |
| Multipara | 700 (75.7) | 218 (73.9) | 271 (79.0) | 211 (73.5) |
| Missing | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Previous child death | ||||
| Yes | 193 (20.9) | 70 (23.7) | 80 (23.3) | 43 (15.0) |
| No | 732 (79.1) | 225 (76.3) | 263 (76.7) | 244 (85.0) |
| Missing | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Wanted child at conception | ||||
| Yes | 416 (45.0) | 146 (49.7) | 174 (50.7) | 96 (33.5) |
| No later | 413 (44.7) | 118 (40.1) | 145 (42.3) | 150 (52.3) |
| No more children | 95 (10.3) | 30 (10.2) | 24 (7.0) | 41 (14.3) |
| Missing | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Number of ANC visits | ||||
| <4 | 441 (47.68) | 92 (31.2) | 185 (53.9) | 164 (57.1) |
| ≥4 | 484 (52.3) | 203 (68.8) | 158 (46.1) | 123 (42.9) |
| Missing | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Abbreviations: IQR = Interquartile range, ANC = Antenatal clinic