Table 4.

Effect of CAS on secondary outcomes: exposure to counselling and child feeding practices

	MP		Bihar
	Model 1	Model 2	Model 1	Model 2
Exclusive breast feeding to children <6 months (n=3490)
% of mothers who recalled being counselled about exclusive breast feeding by CHNW
Beta	0.12 (0.08–0.16); p<0.001	0.11 (0.06–0.17); p<0.001	0.11 (0.06–0.16); p<0.001	0.11 (0.05–0.18); p<0.001
Comparison mean	0.61	0.61	0.35	0.34
% of children who were only fed breastmilk during the previous 24 hours
Beta	0.02 (−0.01 to 0.05); p=0.19	0.02 (−0.02 to 0.07); p=0.26	−0.09 (−0.13 to −0.05); p<0.001	−0.07 (−0.12 to −0.02); p=0.01
Comparison mean	0.81	0.82	0.49	0.49
Timely initiation of complementary feeding to children 6–8 months (n=1719)
% of mothers who recalled being counselled about the right time to start complementary feeding by CHNW
Beta	0.10 (0.02–0.17); p=0.015	0.10 (0.02–0.18); =0.02	0.09 (0.03–0.15); p=0.004	0.13 (0.06–0.20); p<0.001
Comparison mean	0.46	0.46	0.17	0.17
% of children who received solid, semisolid, or soft foods during previous 24 hours
Beta	−0.04 (−0.11 to 0.04); p=0.34	−0.00 (−0.08 to 0.07); p=0.95	0.01 (−0.04 to 0.07); p=0.57	−0.01 (−0.07 to 0.06); p=0.86
Comparison mean	0.71	0.71	0.67	0.68
Minimum dietary diversity and adequate frequency of meals to children 6–11 months (n=3145)
% of mothers who recalled being counselled about dietary diversity and adequate frequency of meals for their child by CHNW
Beta	0.08 (0.03–0.13); p=0.003	0.11 (0.05–0.17); p<0.001	0.10 (0.06–0.14);p<0.001	0.11 (0.06–0.15); p<0.001
Comparison Mean	0.44	0.44	0.17	0.17
% of children who received adequate diet as per their age during previous 24 hours
Beta	0.02 (-0.01–0.04); p=0.27	0.02 (-0.01–0.06); p=0.21	0.01 (-0.02–0.04); p=0.40	0.01 (-0.02–0.05); p=0.56
Comparison Mean	0.07	0.07	0.12	0.12

CAS, Common Application Software; CHNW, community health and nutrition worker.