Table 6.
Changes in weight and serum hemoglobin levels in intervention and control group at baseline and after intervention by educational status.
Education | Group | Weight (kg) | Hemoglobin (g/dl) | |||||
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N | Mean (SD) | p-value | N | Mean (SD) | p-value | |||
No education | At baseline | Intervention | 50 | 45.46 (6.07) | 0.528 | 31 | 11.21 (1.11) | 0.222 |
Control | 54 | 44.65 (6.93) | 33 | 10.85 (1.25) | ||||
After intervention | Intervention | 50 | 52.68 (6.60) | 0.020 | 23 | 11.44 (1.24) | 0.179 | |
Control | 54 | 49.46 (7.18) | 31 | 10.99 (1.17) | ||||
Primary | At baseline | Intervention | 83 | 46.84 (6.60) | 0.124 | 54 | 11.20 (1.03) | 0.691 |
Control | 65 | 45.37 (4.44) | 31 | 11.10 (1.15) | ||||
After intervention | Intervention | 83 | 52.78 (6.85) | 0.043 | 49 | 11.42 (0.97) | 0.257 | |
Control | 65 | 50.74 (4.81) | 25 | 11.15 (0.92) | ||||
Secondary | At baseline | Intervention | 45 | 45.13 (5.69) | 0.609 | 25 | 10.82 (0.81) | 0.429 |
Control | 33 | 45.70 (3.99) | 16 | 11.05 (1.06) | ||||
After intervention | Intervention | 45 | 50.60 (6.18) | 0.760 | 20 | 10.96 (0.64) | 0.294 | |
Control | 33 | 50.97 (4.46) | 13 | 11.21 (0.70) | ||||
Higher | At baseline | Intervention | 36 | 45.50 (3.78) | 0.134 | 23 | 11.57 (0.87) | 0.160 |
Control | 47 | 47.19 (5.81) | 35 | 11.18 (1.09) | ||||
After intervention | Intervention | 36 | 53.17 (3.97) | 0.818 | 20 | 11.89 (0.90) | 0.012 | |
Control | 47 | 52.89 (6.16) | 31 | 11.16 (1.02) |
SD, standard deviation; kg, Kilogram; g/dl, gram/decilitre.