Table 2 Comparison of child, mother, and household characteristics between the intervention and comparison samples at baseline, 2005 DHS weighted data
Total | Intervention | Comparison | Difference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 2619) | % | (N = 1631) | % | (N = 988) | % | Perc.Pta | p-valueb | |
Child | ||||||||
Age <12 months | 590 | 22.5 | 376 | 23.0 | 214 | 21.6 | 1.40 | 0.406 |
Sex: Boy | 1333 | 50.9 | 843 | 51.7 | 489 | 49.5 | 2.20 | 0.289 |
Birth order: 1st birth | 439 | 16.7 | 275 | 16.9 | 164 | 16.5 | 0.40 | 0.846 |
Birth order: ≥ 5th | 988 | 37.7 | 632 | 38.7 | 356 | 36.0 | 2.70 | 0.335 |
Slept under bednet | 277 | 10.8 | 179 | 11.2 | 97 | 10.1 | 1.10 | 0.621 |
Health facility birth | 586 | 22.4 | 348 | 21.4 | 238 | 24.1 | −2.70 | 0.409 |
Mother | ||||||||
Age <20 years | 497 | 19.0 | 336 | 20.6 | 161 | 16.3 | 4.30 | 0.064 |
Age ≥35 years | 386 | 14.7 | 239 | 14.6 | 147 | 14.9 | −0.30 | 0.886 |
Primary school grad. | 445 | 17.0 | 275 | 16.8 | 170 | 17.2 | −0.40 | 0.881 |
Married | 1310 | 88.2 | 1429 | 87.6 | 881 | 89.1 | −1.50 | 0.380 |
Previous child death | 1126 | 43.0 | 714 | 43.8 | 412 | 41.7 | 2.10 | 0.495 |
Household | ||||||||
Wealth status | ||||||||
Poorest | 498 | 19.0 | 318 | 19.5 | 180 | 18.2 | 1.30 | 0.619 |
Poorer | 534 | 20.4 | 296 | 18.1 | 238 | 24.1 | −6.00 | 0.050 |
Middle | 548 | 20.9 | 367 | 22.5 | 181 | 18.3 | 4.20 | 0.109 |
Less poor | 525 | 20.0 | 342 | 21.0 | 182 | 18.4 | 2.60 | 0.326 |
Least poor | 515 | 19.6 | 308 | 18.9 | 206 | 20.9 | −2.00 | 0.608 |
Health insurance | 1283 | 49.0 | 771 | 47.3 | 512 | 51.8 | −4.50 | 0.364 |
Rural residence | 2399 | 91.6 | 1523 | 93.4 | 876 | 88.6 | 4.80 | 0.254 |
Improved toiletc | 610 | 23.3 | 338 | 20.7 | 272 | 27.5 | −6.80 | 0.077 |
Clean water sourced | 871 | 33.2 | 601 | 36.9 | 269 | 27.3 | 13.50 | 0.066 |