Table 3.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Trials of Improved Practices Households.
| Characteristic | N = 36 |
|---|---|
| Mother’s age, years | |
| Mean (SD) | 27 (8.4) |
| Range | 17–45 |
| Mother’s education, n | |
| No education | 6 |
| Some primary education | 11 |
| Completed primary education | 16 |
| Completed secondary education | 3 |
| Mother’s primary employment, n | |
| Not working | 8 |
| Daily wage worker | 0 |
| Work in own farm | 26 |
| Business/shop keeper | 2 |
| Fishing | 0 |
| Father’s age, years | |
| Mean (SD) | 34 (9.7) |
| Range | 20–61 |
| Father’s education, n | |
| No education | 5 |
| Some primary education | 4 |
| Completed primary education | 19 |
| Completed secondary education | 2 |
| Father’s primary employment, n | |
| Not working | 0 |
| Daily wage worker | 1 |
| Work in own farm | 25 |
| Business/shop keeper | 3 |
| Fishing | 1 |
| Marital status, n | |
| Married | 33 |
| Not Married | 3 |
| Number of children (Parity) | |
| Mean (SD) | 4 (2.8) |
| Range | 1–10 |
| Primiparous, n | 8 |
| Multiparous, n | 28 |
| Place of delivery, n | |
| Health facility | 23 |
| Home | 13 |
| Time away from baby, n | |
| 0 hours | 25 |
| >0 hours (Range: 1–5 hours) | 11 |
| Child age, n | |
| <1 month | 8 |
| 1-<2 months | 7 |
| 2-<3 months | 8 |
| 3-<4 months | 7 |
| 4-<5 months | 5 |
| 5-<6 months | 1 |
| Child gender | |
| Female | 18 |
| Male | 18 |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.