Table 1.
Comparison of the socio-demographic characteristics of study groups at baseline
| Study groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | N | Comparison | Intervention | Test statistic |
| n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Age of mother (years) | ||||
| 16–34 | 577 | 252 (43⋅7) | 325 (56⋅3) | χ2 1⋅0, P 0⋅1 |
| ≥35 | 135 | 48 (35⋅6) | 87 (64⋅4) | |
| Maternal education | ||||
| None | 469 | 199 (42⋅4) | 270 (57⋅6) | χ2 0⋅1, P 0⋅9 |
| Low (primary and JHS) | 197 | 82 (41⋅6) | 115 (58⋅4) | |
| High (at least SHS) | 46 | 19 (41⋅3) | 27 (58⋅7) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Not married | 22 | 9 (40⋅9) | 13 (59⋅1) | χ2 0⋅01, P 0⋅9 |
| Married | 690 | 291 (42⋅2) | 399 (57⋅8) | |
| Religion | ||||
| Christianity | 207 | 7 (3⋅4) | 196 (96⋅6) | χ2 216⋅2, P < 0⋅001 |
| Islam | 506 | 293 (57⋅9) | 213 (42⋅1) | |
| ATR | 3 | 0 (0⋅0) | 3 (100⋅0) | |
| Mother's occupation classification | ||||
| Trader/vendor | 108 | 0 (0⋅0) | 108 (100⋅0) | χ2 113⋅2, P < 0⋅001 |
| Agricultural worker | 359 | 177 (49⋅3) | 182 (50⋅7) | |
| Service worker (e.g. hairdresser and seamstress) | 92 | 55 (59⋅8) | 37 (40⋅2) | |
| Office worker (civil servant) | 36 | 26 (72⋅2) | 10 (27⋅8) | |
| None | 117 | 42 (35⋅9) | 75 (64⋅1) | |