Table 1.
Distribution of sociodemographic characteristics by study arm at baseline and endline.
| Baseline (N = 1970) |
Endline (N = 2062) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Control, n (%) 388 (100) |
Intervention, n (%) 1582(100) |
p-value | Control, n (%) 401 (100) |
Intervention, n (%) 1661 (100) |
p-value |
| Age group (in years) | ||||||
| <20 | 71 (19.3) | 251 (16.8) | 0.416a | 44 (11.4) | 186 (11.9) | 0.815a |
| 20 – 24 | 96 (26.1) | 413 (27.6) | 117 (30.2) | 511 (32.7) | ||
| 25 – 29 | 89 (24.2) | 388 (25.9) | 91 (23.5) | 368 (23.5) | ||
| 30 – 34 | 54 (14.7) | 249 (16.6) | 73 (18.9) | 265 (17.0) | ||
| ≥35 | 58 (15.8) | 196 (13.1) | 62 (16.0) | 233 (14.9) | ||
| Mean Age ± SD | 26.3 ± 7.0 | 26.3 ± 6.6 | 0.845b | 27 ± 6.6 | 26.7 ± 6.6 | 0.320b |
| Highest education level | ||||||
| None | 57 (14.7) | 191 (12.1) | 0.245a | 45 (11.2) | 201 (12.1) | 0.181a |
| Primary | 248 (63.9) | 1075 (68.0) | 239 (59.6) | 1046 (63.2) | ||
| Post-primary | 83 (21.4) | 314 (19.9) | 117 (29.2) | 409 (24.7) | ||
| Husband’s highest level of education | ||||||
| None | 23 (6.7) | 132 (9.3) | 0.087a | 53 (14.3) | 205 (13.2) | 0.027a |
| Primary | 173 (50.7) | 770 (54.0) | 161 (43.3) | 791 (50.9) | ||
| Post-primary | 145 (42.5) | 525 (36.8) | 158 (42.5) | 558 (35.9) | ||
| Parity | ||||||
| Primiparous | 72 (18.6) | 255 (16.1) | 0.515a | 72 (18.0) | 290 (17.5) | 0.949a |
| 2 – 4 | 154 (39.7) | 648 (41.0) | 176 (43.9) | 740 (44.6) | ||
| 5 and more | 162 (41.8) | 578 (42.9) | 153 (38.2) | 623 (37.8) | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 350 (90.2) | 1440 (91.2) | 0.541a | 364 (90.8) | 1530 (92.3) | 0.319a |
| Not married | 38 (9.8) | 139 (8.8) | 37 (9.2) | 128 (7.7) | ||
| Occupation | ||||||
| Peasant farmer | 292 (75.3) | 1308 (82.9) | <0.001a | 199 (49.6) | 1019 (61.5) | <0.001a |
| Housewife | 50 (12.9) | 114 (7.2) | 149 (37.2) | 405 (24.5) | ||
| Business and other occupation | 46 (11.9) | 156 (9.9) | 53 (13.2) | 232 (14.0) | ||
| Timing of first ANC visit | ||||||
| ≤12 weeks | 103 (26.9) | 552 (35.7) | 0.001a | 161 (40.7) | 790 (48.1) | 0.007a |
| >12 weeks | 280 (73.1) | 994 (64.3) | 235 (59.3) | 851 (51.9) | ||
| Number of ANC visits | ||||||
| 1 – 3 | 174 (45.9) | 828 (53.8) | 0.006a | 130 (33.3) | 580 (35.6) | 0.376a |
| 4+ | 205 (54.1) | 712 (47.8) | 261 (66.7) | 1048 (64.4) | ||
ANC: Antenatal Care, SD: Standard Deviation, a P Values based on chi-squared statistics, b P Values based on two sample (independent) t-test.