Table 1. Characteristics of mothers in pre- and post-intervention.

	Pre-intervention N = 364	Post-intervention N = 377
	n (%)	n (%)	P-value
Age (in years), mean (SD)	24.4 (5.3)	24.7 (5.2)	0.535
Education of mother
Illiterate	96 (26.4)	71 (18.8)	0.014
Primary education	90 (24.7)	97 (25.7)	0.753
Secondary and higher	177 (48.6)	199 (53.8)	0.258
Husband's education
No education	44 (12.1)	40 (10.6)	0.526
Primary education	115 (31.6)	111 (29.4)	0.525
Secondary and higher	199 (54.7)	216 (57.3)	0.472
socioeconomic status
Ethnicity
Brahmin/Chetri	71 (19.5)	89 (23.6)	0.175
Dalit	54 (14.8)	78 (20.7)	0.037
Janajati	239 (65.7)	206 (54.6)	0.002
Religion
Hindu	270 (74.2)	266 (70.6)	0.271
Buddhist	81 (22.3)	84 (22.3)	0.993
Others	13 (3.6)	27 (7.2)	0.031
Wealth index
Richer	8 (2.2)	103 (27.3)	<0.001
Rich	103 (28.5)	140 (37.1)	0.012
Poor	88 (24.3)	71 (18.8)	0.07
Poorer	163 (45)	63 (16.7)	<0.001