TABLE 2.
Overall and season-specific impacts of LEAP1000 program on LBW and birthweight. Livelihood empowerment against poverty in the first 1,000 days of life impact evaluation, Ghana, 2015–2017.
| A. Overall impacts a | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent variable | Program impact [95% CI] p-value | Baseline treated mean | Baseline comparison mean | Endline treated mean | Endline comparison mean | |
| LBW (≤2.5 kg) | −0.038** [−0.077, −0.009] 0.014 | 0.112 | 0.103 | 0.122 | 0.148 | |
| LBW (<2.5 kg) | −0.035** [−0.068, −0.010] 0.008 | 0.108 | 0.101 | 0.089 | 0.115 | |
| Birthweight (kg) | 0.094*** [0.045, 0.133] <0.001 | 3.069 | 3.087 | 3.056 | 2.987 | |
| B. Dry season b | ||||||
| LBW (≤2.5 kg) | −0.064** [−0.068, −0.010]0.008 | 0.111 | 0.104 | 0.105 | 0.165 | |
| LBW (<2.5 kg) | −0.041** [−0.077, −0.008] 0.014 | 0.104 | 0.102 | 0.072 | 0.110 | |
| Birthweight (kg) | 0.109*** [0.035, 0.171] 0.003 | 3.074 | 3.090 | 3.073 | 2.977 | |
| C. Rainy season b | ||||||
| LBW (≤2.5 kg) | −0.018 [−0.074, 0.027] 0.358 | 0.113 | 0.102 | 0.135 | 0.138 | |
| LBW (<2.5 kg) | −0.031 [−0.085, 0.010] 0.125 | 0.111 | 0.100 | 0.101 | 0.119 | |
| Birthweight (kg) | 0.079** [0.008, 0.143] 0.029 | 3.066 | 3.086 | 3.044 | 2.995 | |
a
Estimated using DID method.
b
Estimated using DDD method and lincom command in Stata.
Standard errors clustered at community-level. ***p-value < 1%; **p-value < 5%. LBW, low birth weight. Models are adjusted for female household head, age and schooling of household head, number of household members aged 0–17 years old, district of residence, month of birth, ANC from a skilled provider, and PMT score.