Table 2.
Exposure by women to Suaahara's multi‐sectoral interventions
| Comparison | Intervention | Basic Model Significancea | Full Model Significanceb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 240 | N = 232 | |||
| Mean (SD)/% | Mean (SD)/% | P value | P value | |
| Frontline workersc | ||||
| Total number of times met with FLWs in the last 6 months | 3.1 (1.6) | 4.5 (2.2)*** | <.001 | .001 |
| Number of times met with FCHV in the last 6 months | 3.9 (3.9) | 4.6 (3.5) | .224 | .699 |
| Home visit by FCHV: percent ever received | 64.6 | 63.8 | .919 | .695 |
| Interaction with FCHV, other than home visit or health mothers' group: percent ever received | 65.4 | 87.1*** | .002 | .001 |
| HTSP counseling by health professional: percent ever received | 54.6 | 87.5*** | <.001 | <.001 |
| Information,d tools, and materials | ||||
| Health: number of information sources in the last 6 months | 2.0 (1.2) | 3.6 (1.5)*** | <.001 | <.001 |
| Nutrition: number of information sources in the last 6 months | 1.6 (1.1) | 3.5 (1.5)*** | <.001 | <.001 |
| FP: number of information sources in the last 6 months | 1.7 (1.3) | 3.2 (1.4)*** | <.001 | <.001 |
| WASH: number of information sources in the last 6 months | 1.3 (1.2) | 3.4 (1.7)*** | <.001 | <.001 |
| Agriculture/HFP: number of information sources in last the 6 months | 0.6 (0.8) | 2.7 (1.7)*** | <.001 | <.001 |
| Health and nutrition: number of tools/materials seene | 0.3 (0.8) | 2.8 (2.5)*** | <.001 | <.001 |
| WASH: number of tools/materials seenf | 0.2 (0.6) | 1.7 (1.8)*** | <.001 | <.001 |
| Key messages | ||||
| Waiting 2 years between each pregnancy: percent heard in last counseling session | 49.6 | 86.2*** | <0.001 | <.001 |
| FP method of woman's choice for 2 years between pregnancies: percent heard in last counseling session | 50.0 | 82.3*** | <0.001 | <.001 |
| Waiting until 20 years of age before trying to become pregnant: percent heard in last counseling session | 22.1 | 72.0*** | <0.001 | <.001 |
| What a pregnant and lactating woman's diet should include (foods, frequency, amount, etc.): percent ever heard | 63.3 | 96.1%*** | <0.001 | <.001 |
| Putting a baby to the breast immediately after birth: percent ever heard | 87.9 | 97.4*** | .001 | <.001 |
| Not putting anything into the child's mouth before breast milk or colostrum: percent ever heard | 65.8 | 78.9*** | .046 | <.001 |
| Feeding only breast milk up to 6 months of age: percent ever heard | 77.9 | 99.6*** | <.001 | .001 |
| Not giving the child any water, liquids, or foods up to 6 months of age: percent ever heard | 60.0 | 89.2*** | <.001 | <.001 |
| Start feeding mashed family foods at 6 months: percent ever heard | 60.0 | 92.7*** | <.001 | <.001 |
| Feeding eggs, fish, and meat (any animal source foods) to children older than 6 months: percent ever heard | 31.7 | 86.6*** | <.001 | <.001 |
| How to feed a child when he or she is sick: percent ever heard | 37.9 | 65.5*** | .001 | <.001 |
| Washing hands with water and soap before feeding the child: percent ever heard | 77.5 | 99.6*** | <.001 | <.001 |
Note. FCHV = female community heath volunteer; FLWs = frontline workers; FP = family planning; HFP = homestead food production; VDC = village development committee; WASH = water, sanitation, and hygiene.
Controlling for VDC‐level clustering.
Controlling for VDC‐level clusering as well as various potential confounders: women's age and education level; household agroecological zone of residency, total number of children <5 years, asset ownership, and roof materials.
FLWs asked about the following: FCHVs; Health assistant/assistant health worker/assistant nurse midwife; traditional healer; agricultural extension worker; livestock extension worker; MOFALD social mobilizer; VDC WASH committee representative; citizen awareness center representative; VDC nutrition and food security steering committee member; ward citizen forum representative; Suaahara field supervisor; Suaahara HFP mothers' group representative; Suaahara peer facilitator; and Suaahara community hygiene and sanitation facilitator.
Potential sources of information asked about include the following: newspaper/magazine; radio/FM; television; brochure/leaflet/poster/banner; FCHV; village model farmer; agriculture/livestock extension worker; village WASH committee member; VDC nutrition and food security steering committee member; social mobilizer; Suaahara field supervisor; ward citizen forum; and citizen awareness center.
Potential health and nutrition tools/material asked about include the following: discussion cards; pictorial books; posters; locally available food; training aid pictures; crop calendar; poultry flip chart; garden‐to‐plate materials; and coop game cards.
Potential WASH tools/material asked about include the following: discussion cards; pictorial books; posters; handwashing demonstration at a handwashing station; WASH DVDs; and PA vial.