Table 2.
Characteristics of the couples at baseline and children at 1 month in the intervention group (n = 368) and control group (n = 403) in Hai Duong province, Vietnam
| Basic characteristics | Study sites | Total | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention n = 390 (%) | Control n = 412 (%) | |||
| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 364 (93.3) | 351 (85.2) | 715 (89.0) | <0.001 |
| Township | 26 (6.7) | 61 (14.8) | 87 (11.0) | |
| Household economics | ||||
| Lower (50% below median) | 248 (63.6) | 149 (36.2) | 397 (49.5) | <0.001 |
| Higher (50% above the median) | 142 (36.4) | 263 (63.8) | 405 (50.5) | |
| Paternal education | ||||
| Less than high school | 190 (48.7) | 173 (42.0) | 363 (45.3) | 0.06 |
| High school and above | 200 (51.3) | 239 (58.8) | 439 (54.7) | |
| Paternal occupation | ||||
| Close to home | 150 (38.5) | 211 (51.2) | 361 (45.0) | <0.001 |
| Not close to home | 240 (61.5) | 201 (48.8) | 441 (55.0) | |
| Maternal education | ||||
| Less than high school | 187 (47.9) | 150 (36.4) | 337 (42.0) | 0.001 |
| High school and above | 203 (52.1) | 262 (63.6) | 465 (58.0) | |
| Maternal occupation | ||||
| Close to home | 129 (33.1) | 134 (32.5) | 263 (32.8) | 0.87 |
| Not close to home | 261 (66.9) | 278 (67.5) | 539 (67.2) | |
| Family type | ||||
| Nuclear | 171 (43.8) | 151 (36.7) | 322 (40.1) | 0.04 |
| Extended | 219 (56.2) | 261 (63.3) | 480 (59.9) | |
| Child characterictics | n = 368 (%) | n = 403 (%) | Total | P value |
| Child birth weight (gram) | ||||
| Low birth weight (<2500 g) | 11 (3.0) | 16 (4.0) | 27 (3.5) | 0.46 |
| Normal birth weight (≥2500 g) | 357 (97.0) | 387 (96.0) | 744 (96.5) | |
| Child birth order | ||||
| First born | 143 (38.9) | 168 (41.7) | 311 (40.3) | 0.42 |
| Second and higher | 225 (61.1) | 235 (58.3) | 460 (59.7) | |
| Type of delivery | ||||
| Caesarean section | 143 (38.9) | 153 (38.0) | 296 (38.4) | 0.80 |
| Vaginal | 225 (61.1) | 250 (62.0) | 475 (61.6) | |
| Child gender | ||||
| Female | 167 (45.4) | 187 (46.4) | 354 (45.9) | 0.77 |
| Male | 201 (54.6) | 216 (53.6) | 417 (54.1) | |
Note. Chi‐square tests performed to assess differences between intervention and control groups.