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. 2022 May 10;18(3):e13367. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13367

Table 5.

Effect of the intervention on maternal malnutrition

Group Maternal undernutritiona, % (95% CI) Unadjusted Adjustedb
OR (95% CI) p value OR (95% CI) p value
Control 18.2 (15.02–21.66) 1.00 1.00
Intervention 4.7 (3.10–6.83) 0.22 (0.14–0.35) <0.001 0.23 (0.15–0.36) <0.001

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.

a

Maternal undernutrition was defined as low MUAC (<23 cm) during delivery or low BMI (<18.5 kg/m2) in the first trimester or both.

b

The odds ratio is adjusted with fuel/energy for lighting, having household items, alcohol consumption, smoking, exposure to secondary smoke and HIV status.