Table 4.
Differences in mean DDS and MUAC measurement by the group over the study period in Illu Aba Bor Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, 2019/2020
| Variables | Study period | Intervention groups | F | Difference‐in‐difference, mean ± SE (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couple | Women alone | Control | Couple vs. control | Women alone vs. control | Couple vs. women alone | |||
| Mean (±SD) DDS | Baseline | 4.9 ± 1.00 | 4.7 ± 1.1 | 4.8 ± 1.2 | 2.678 | 0.85 ± 0.19 (0.48,1.22)*** | 0.44 ± 0.21 (0.04,0.84)* | 0.41 ± 0.20 (0.02,0.80)* |
| End line | 6.8 ± 1.03 | 6.2 ± 1.5 | 5.9 ± 1.1 | 17.48*** | ||||
| Difference (EL − BL) | 1.91 ± 1.5 | 1.50 ± 1.8 | 1.06 ± 1.6 | |||||
| Mean (±SD) MUAC | Baseline | 22.87 ± 1.6 | 22.72 ± 1.5 | 22.78 ± 1.7 | 0.023 | 1.03 ± 0.27 (0.49,1.56)*** | 0.50 ± 0.29 (−0.07,0.1.07)** | 0.53 ± 0.27 (−0.01,1.07)** |
| End line | 24.41 ± 1.5 | 23.73 ± 1.8 | 23.29 ± 1.75 | 13.05*** | ||||
| Difference (EL − BL) | 1.54 ± 2.4 | 1.01 ± 2.4 | 0.51 ± 2.3 | |||||
Abbreviations: BL, baseline; CI, confidence interval; DDS, dietary diversity score; EL, end line; MUAC, mid‐upper arm circumference; SD, standard deviation; SE, standard error.
*
p < 0.05.
**
p < 0.01
***
p < 0.001.