Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of households, women of reproductive age (WRA) and school-aged children (SAC) participating in the AHHA trial.
| Control | Intervention | |
|---|---|---|
| n = 90 | n = 90 | |
| Households | ||
| Household size, mean (SD), range | 6.6 (1.8), 3–13 | 6.6 (1.9), 3–14 |
| Adults | 2.8 (1.1), 1–6 | 3.0 (1.3), 1–8 |
| Children >1 year | 3.8 (1.4), 1–7 | 3.6 (1.3), 1–6 |
| Women of reproductive age (WRA) | ||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 32.0 (7.1) | 34.8 (6.8) |
| Height (cm), mean (SD) | 156.2 (6.0) | 155.4 (6.5) |
| 1 missing value | ||
| Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 57.0 (8.8) | 56.8 (9.6) |
| 1 missing value | ||
| Anemia status, n (%) | ||
| Non-anemica | 60 (68.2) | 61 (68.3) |
| Mildc | 22 (25.0) | 19 (21.6) |
| Moderatee | 6 (6.8) | 7 (8.0) |
| Severef | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
| 2 missing values | 2 missing values | |
| School age child (SAC) | ||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 7.6 (1.7) | 7.5 (1.7) |
| Height (cm), mean (SD) | 117.8 (9.2) | 118.5 (9.7) |
| 1 missing value | ||
| Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 21.9 (3.8) | 22.5 (4.5) |
| 1 missing value | ||
| Anemia status, n (%) | ||
| Non-anemicb | 48 (55.2) | 51 (58.6) |
| Mildd | 8 (9.2) | 13 (14.9) |
| Moderatee | 31 (35.6) | 23 (26.4) |
| Severef | 0 | 0 |
| 3 missing values | 3 missing values | |
a
Serum hemoglobin concentration ≥12.0 g dL−1.
b
Serum hemoglobin concentration ≥11.5 g dL−1.
c
Serum hemoglobin concentration 11.0–11.9 g dL−1.
d
Serum hemoglobin concentration 11.0–11.4 g dL−1.
e
Serum hemoglobin concentration 8.0–10.9 g dL−1.
f
Serum hemoglobin concentration <8.0 g dL−1.