Table 2.
Background characteristics of mothers and children under two years.
| Characteristics of Mother | Cohort | Cross-Sectional | p-Value 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||
| Age of Mother (year) | |||||
| ≤15 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.006 |
| 15–19 | 58 | 8.5 | 111 | 4.0 | |
| 20–29 | 337 | 49.7 | 1298 | 47.4 | |
| 30–39 | 261 | 38.5 | 1154 | 42.1 | |
| >40 | 21 | 3.1 | 175 | 6.4 | |
| Highest Level of Education | |||||
| Never attended any school | 15 | 2.2 | 38 | 1.4 | 0.102 |
| Completed primary school | 161 | 23.7 | 479 | 17.7 | |
| Completed junior high school | 215 | 31.7 | 661 | 24.4 | |
| Completed senior high school | 238 | 35.1 | 1111 | 41.1 | |
| Academy/D1/D2/D3 | 49 | 7.2 | 415 | 15.3 | |
| Main Occupation | |||||
| Housewife | 532 | 78.5 | 2,049 | 74.8 | 0.024 |
| Government employee | 42 | 6.2 | 282 | 10.3 | |
| Entrepreneur/trader | 46 | 6.8 | 179 | 6.5 | |
| Factory labor | 34 | 5.0 | 69 | 2.5 | |
| Other | 24 | 3.5 | 161 | 5.9 | |
| Household Food Security | |||||
| Food secure | 505 | 74.5 | 2179 | 79.5 | 0.05 |
| Food insecure without hunger | 158 | 23.3 | 441 | 16.1 | |
| Food insecure with hunger | 15 | 2.2 | 120 | 4.4 | |
| Wealth Index | |||||
| Least | 140 | 20.7 | 582 | 21.5 | 0.96 |
| Second | 173 | 25.5 | 637 | 23.6 | |
| Middle | 104 | 15.3 | 420 | 15.5 | |
| Fourth | 141 | 20.8 | 605 | 22.4 | |
| Highest | 120 | 17.7 | 459 | 17.0 | |
1 Chi-square to test for independence to assess any significant difference between treatment groups. p < 0.05 indicates statistical significance.