Table 6.
Comparison of changes in nutritional indicators in the intervention and comparison communities
| Intervention communities | Comparison communities | DID | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicators | Baseline | Follow-up | Difference | Baseline | Follow-up | Difference | |
| Mean HAZ | −0⋅98 | −1⋅11 | −0⋅13 | −1⋅16 | −0⋅73 | 0⋅43 | −0⋅55** |
| Mean WAZ | −0⋅92 | −1⋅12 | −0⋅2 | −1⋅26 | −0⋅79 | 0⋅47 | −0⋅67*** |
| Mean WHZ | −0⋅57 | −0⋅74 | −0⋅17 | −0⋅85 | −0⋅30 | 0⋅55 | −0⋅72*** |
| Stunted (HAZ < −2), n (%) | 101 (25⋅1) | 108 (26⋅9) | 1⋅8 | 85 (28⋅4) | 72 (24⋅4) | −4⋅0 | 5⋅8 |
| Wasted (WHZ < −2), n (%) | 43 (10⋅6) | 58 (14⋅4) | 3⋅8 | 55 (18⋅3) | 18 (6⋅6) | −11⋅7 | 15⋅5*** |
| Underweight (WAZ < −2), n (%) | 76 (18⋅5) | 93 (23⋅1) | 4⋅6 | 77 (25⋅7) | 38 (13⋅9) | −11⋅8 | 16⋅4*** |
**P < 0⋅01; ***P < 0⋅001.