TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics1
| Intervention (n = 11 sites, n = 573) | Control (n = 11 sites, n = 714) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | High risk (n = 317; 55.3%) | Low risk (n = 256; 44.7%) | All | High risk (n = 393; 55.0%) | Low risk (n = 321; 45.0%) | |
| Age and sex | ||||||
| Males | 241 (42.1) | 141 (44.5) | 100 (39.1) | 284 (39.8) | 169 (42.9) | 115 (35.9) |
| Age, mo | 11 [8–17] | 12 [8–19] | 11 [8–14] | 12 [8–17] | 14 [9–19] | 11 [8–14] |
| Older than 24 mo | 57 (10.0) | 40 (12.6) | 17 (6.6) | 55 (7.7) | 41 (10.4) | 14 (4.4) |
| Anthropometry | ||||||
| Weight, kg | 6.77 ± 0.92 | 6.74 ± 1.01 | 6.79 ± 0.79 | 6.77 ± 0.88 | 6.77 ± 0.94 | 6.75 ± 0.80 |
| Length, cm | 68.24 ± 5.60 | 68.57 ± 5.96 | 67.83 ± 5.09 | 68.37 ± 5.41 | 68.83 ± 5.61 | 67.81 ± 5.09 |
| MUAC, cm | 11.94 ± 0.27 | 11.78 ± 0.23 | 12.13 ± 0.15 | 11.97 ± 0.27 | 11.82 ± 0.25 | 12.15 ± 0.16 |
| WLZ | −1.73 ± 0.62 | −1.88 ± 0.59 | −1.54 ± 0.61 | −1.76 ± 0.68 | −1.91 ± 0.68 | −1.58 ± 0.64 |
| LAZ | −2.84 ± 1.16 | −3.05 ± 1.25 | −2.57 ± 0.97 | −2.80 ± 1.18 | −3.11 ± 1.27 | −2.43 ± 0.92 |
| WAZ | −2.86 ± 0.74 | −3.08 ± 0.76 | −2.58 ± 0.60 | −2.85 ± 0.73 | −3.11 ± 0.74 | −2.53 ± 0.56 |
| WaSt | 150 (26.4) | 111 (35.1) | 39 (15.4) | 206 (28.9) | 158 (40.1) | 48 (15.1) |
| Family and environment characteristics | ||||||
| <2 y and not breastfeeding | 63 (11.0) | 63 (19.9) | 0 | 93 (13.0) | 93 (23.6) | 0 |
| Mother not caregiver | 49 (8.6) | 49 (15.5) | 0 | 65 (9.1) | 65 (16.5) | 0 |
| Twin | 22 (3.8) | 17 (5.4) | 5 (2.0) | 17 (2.4) | 8 (2.0) | 9 (2.8) |
| Food Insecurity Experience Scale | ||||||
| Least insecure (score: 0) | 27 (4.8) | 17 (5.4) | 10 (3.9) | 43 (6.1) | 28 (7.2) | 15 (4.7) |
| Most insecure (score: 8) | 126 (22.2) | 60 (19.1) | 66 (25.9) | 149 (21.1) | 71 (18.3) | 78 (24.6) |
| Animals sleep in house | 93 (16.2) | 46 (14.5) | 47 (18.4) | 127 (17.9) | 75 (19.1) | 52 (16.4) |
| Health | ||||||
| Reported morbidity in past 2 wk | ||||||
| Any | 248 (43.3) | 136 (42.9) | 112 (43.8) | 323 (45.2) | 177 (44.9) | 146 (45.6) |
| Fever | 206 (36.0) | 113 (35.6) | 93 (36.3) | 266 (37.3) | 146 (37.1) | 120 (37.5) |
| Diarrhea | 49 (8.6) | 29 (9.2) | 20 (7.8) | 77 (10.8) | 46 (11.7) | 31 (9.7) |
| Cough | 119 (20.8) | 62 (19.6) | 57 (22.2) | 164 (23.0) | 84 (21.3) | 80 (25.0) |
| Rash | 23 (4.0) | 14 (4.4) | 9 (3.5) | 32 (4.5) | 17 (4.3) | 15 (4.7) |
| Child ever treated for SAM | 182 (31.8) | 100 (31.6) | 82 (32.0) | 215 (30.2) | 139 (35.3) | 76 (23.9) |
| Child ever admitted to hospital | 77 (13.4) | 41 (12.9) | 36 (14.1) | 78 (11.0) | 46 (11.7) | 32 (10.1) |
1Values are mean ± SD, median [IQR], or n (%). LAZ, length-for-age z score; MUAC, midupper arm circumference; SAM, severe acute malnutrition; WaSt, concurrent wasting and stunting; WAZ, weight-for-age z score; WLZ, weight-for-length z score.