Table 1.
Characteristics of the inclusion population.
| n (%) or mean (SD) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar N = 405 | Cambodia N = 146 | Senegal N = 323 | p-value | |
| Urban Site | 132 (32.6) | 81 (55.5) | 105 (35.2) | <0.001 |
| Age (years) | 25.9 (6.4) | 27 (5.7) | 28 (6.71) | 0.08 |
| Gestity | ||||
| 1 | 121 (29.9) | 48 (32.9) | 70 (21.7) | 0.04 |
| >1 | 284 (70.1) | 119 (67.1) | 253 (78.3) | |
| Education | ||||
| Absence/primary school | 90 (22.2) | 78 (53.4) | 227 (70.3) | <0.001 |
| Partial secondary school | 231 (57.0) | 50 (34.2) | 62 (19.2) | |
| Complete secondary or higher | 84 (20.7) | 18 (12.3) | 34 (11.1) | |
| Occupancy | ||||
| Unemployed | 263 (64.9) | 50 (34.3) | 258 (79.9) | <0.001 |
| Manual job | 129 (31.9) | 90 (61.6) | 55 (17.0) | |
| Clerical job | 13 (3.2) | 6 (4.1) | 10 (3.1) | |
| House characteristics | ||||
| Individual housing | 135 (33.3) | 93 (64.1) | 210 (65.0) | <0.001 |
| Housing within a compound | 133 (32.8) | 30 (20.7) | 73 (22.6) | |
| Accommodation shared with other families | 137 (33.8) | 22 (15.2) | 40 (12.4) | |
| Electricity | 299 (73.8) | 145 (99.3) | 307 (95.6) | <0.001 |
| Toilets | ||||
| Inside the house | 28 (6.9) | 74 (50.6) | 225 (70.2) | <0.001 |
| Outside the house | 377 (93.1) | 72 (49.3) | 96 (29.9) | |
| Pregnancy follow-up | ||||
| Skilled health-care workers | 384 (97.2) | 142 (97.3) | 322 (99.7) | 0.02 |