Table 2. Respondent’s baseline characteristics.
| Variables | Intervention (n = 190) | Control (n = 190) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean age | 29.54 ± 4.99 | 27.75 ± 4.73 | |
| 18–30 | 119 (62.6) | 147 (77.4) | |
| 31 and above | 71 (37.4) | 43 (22.6) | 0.002 |
| Marital Status | |||
| No Partner | 5 (2.6) | 7 (3.7) | 0.385 |
| Has Partner | 185 (97.4) | 183 (96.3) | |
| Tribe | |||
| Yoruba | 168 (88.4) | 177 (93.2) | 0.088 |
| Hausa | 11 (5.8) | 10 (5.3) | |
| Igbo | 11 (5.8) | 3 (1.6) | |
| Educational Attainment | |||
| Primary | 21 (11.0) | 37 (19.5) | 0.001 |
| Secondary | 144 (75.8) | 107 (56.3) | |
| Tertiary | 25 (13.2) | 46 (24.2) | |
| Partner’s Educational Attainment | |||
| Primary | 13 (6.8) | 21 (11.0) | 0.010 |
| Secondary | 128 (67.4) | 98 (51.6) | |
| Tertiary | 49 (25.8) | 71 (37.4) | |
| Occupation | |||
| Civil servant | 11 (5.8) | 24 (12.6) | 0.133 |
| Trader | 110 (57.9) | 98 (51.6) | |
| Artisan | 55 (28.9) | 53 (27.9) | |
| Unemployed | 14 (7.4) | 15 (7.9) | |
| Partner’s Occupation | |||
| Civil servant | 21 (11.1) | 38 (20.0) | 0.004 |
| Trader | 57 (30.0) | 68 (35.8) | |
| Artisan | 92 (48.4) | 77 (40.5) | |
| Unemployed | 20 (10.5) | 7 (3.7) | |
| Income | |||
| Below 18,000 | 133 (70.0) | 139 (73.2) | 0.285 |
| 18,000 & above | 57 (30.0) | 51 (26.8) | |
| Gravidity | |||
| 2–3 | 138 (72.6) | 144 75.8) | 0.279 |
| 4 and above | 52 (27.4) | 46 (24.2) | |
| Parity | |||
| 0–2 | 178 (93.7) | 180 94.7) | 0.413 |
| 3 and above | 12 (6.3) | 10 (5.3) | |
| House distance to the facility | |||
| Near | 170 (89.5) | 141(74.2) | 0.100 |
| Far | 20 (10.5) | 49 (25.8) |