TABLE 1.
Average treatment effect on dietary outcome indicators
| Main outcomes | Treatment effect (no controls) | Treatment effect (with controls) | Control group mean | Total number of observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
| Panel A: Poisson regression (marginal effect reported) | ||||
| Women's dietary diversity score (0–10)a | 0.46*** (0.17) | 0.51*** (0.14) | 6.296 | 1009 |
| Panel B: probit regression (marginal effect reported) | ||||
| Likely inadequate dietary diversity among women (= 1 if score < 5)b | −0.06** (0.02) | −0.06*** (0.02) | 0.137 | 1009 |
| Food group consumption among women (= 1)c | ||||
| Pulses | 0.10*** (0.04) | 0.10*** (0.04) | 0.700 | 1009 |
| Nuts and seeds | 0.06* (0.04) | 0.08*** (0.03) | 0.449 | 1009 |
| Dairy | 0.03 (0.02) | 0.03 (0.02) | 0.050 | 1009 |
| Meat/poultry/fish | 0.02 (0.02) | 0.02 (0.02) | 0.853 | 1009 |
| Eggs | 0.07 (0.05) | 0.10** (0.04) | 0.461 | 1009 |
| Dark green leafy vegs. | 0.01 (0.02) | 0.01 (0.01) | 0.932 | 1009 |
| Vitamin A‐rich fruits vegs. | 0.15** (0.07) | 0.16*** (0.06) | 0.431 | 1009 |
| Other vegetables | −0.03 (0.03) | −0.02 (0.03) | 0.915 | 1009 |
| Other fruits | 0.04 (0.04) | 0.05 (0.04) | 0.505 | 1009 |
| Unusually low portions of meat/fish consumed in the household over the last 7 days (= 1) | −0.08*** (0.03) | −0.11*** (0.02) | 0.318 | 1019 |
| Unusually low frequency of meat/fish consumed in the household over the last 7 days (= 1) | −0.04 (0.04) | −0.07** (0.03) | 0.336 | 1019 |
Note: Source: IFPRI/MSR phone survey (August and October 2020). All regressions use rounds 2 and 3 of the phone survey sample, with survey round fixed effects, and clustering at village. Controls in column 2 include baseline head of household characteristics (age, education level, and occupation, such as agricultural farmer, labour, or other jobs) and baseline household demographic characteristics (type of household, township, household size, dummy indicating household is a water user), and dummies indicating whether the household has income loss due to COVID‐19, has accepted transfers from government or nongovernment organisations, and has borrowed money during the COVID‐19 crisis.
Ten MDD‐W food groups.
Ten MDD‐W food groups; score < 5 indicates lower likelihood of adequate dietary diversity.
We do not report the staple food group results because all respondents report consuming staples.
Statistical significance of coefficient estimates at the 10% level.
Statistical significance of coefficient estimates at the 5% level.
Statistical significance of coefficient estimates at the 1% level.