Control | Intervention | |||||
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All enrolled (n=258) | Remaining at endline (n=215) | Lost to follow-up (n=43) | All enrolled (n=268) | Remaining at endline (n=220) | Lost to follow-up (n=48) | |
Child characteristics at baseline | ||||||
Age (months) | 8.50 (2.03) | 8.49 (2.05) | 8.53 (1.98) | 8.74 (2.17) | 8.70 (2.17) | 8.92 (2.18) |
Female | 0.51 (0.50) | 0.52 (0.50) | 0.44 (0.50) | 0.47 (0.50) | 0.49 (0.50) | 0.38 (0.49) |
Height-for-age (z-score) | −1.52 (1.60) | −1.44 (1.60) | −1.93 (1.60) | −1.63 (1.75) | −1.63 (1.76) | −1.65 (1.71) |
Stunted | 0.35 (0.48) | 0.32 (0.47) | 0.54 (0.50) | 0.40 (0.49) | 0.39 (0.49) | 0.46 (0.50) |
Weight-for-age (z-score) | −0.31 (1.38) | −0.29 (1.45) | −0.44 (1.00) | −0.45 (1.38) | −0.47 (1.39) | −0.38 (1.38) |
Underweight | 0.12 (0.32) | 0.13 (0.33) | 0.07 (0.26) | 0.15 (0.35) | 0.15 (0.35) | 0.15 (0.36) |
Diarrhoea in the previous 2 weeks | 0.34 (0.47) | 0.33 (0.47) | 0.36 (0.48) | 0.31 (0.46) | 0.35 (0.48) | 0.15 (0.36) |
Fever in the previous 2 weeks | 0.32 (0.47) | 0.32 (0.47) | 0.29 (0.46) | 0.28 (0.45) | 0.30 (0.46) | 0.19 (0.39) |
Cough in the previous 2 weeks | 0.47 (0.50) | 0.51 (0.50) | 0.24 (0.43) | 0.40 (0.49) | 0.41 (0.49) | 0.35 (0.48) |
Caregiver characteristics at baseline | ||||||
Age (years) | 27.57 (8.94) | 27.92 (9.32) | 25.81 (7.09) | 26.98 (7.75) | 27.45 (7.79) | 24.66 (8.34) |
Completed primary school | 0.46 (0.50) | 0.44 (0.50) | 0.53 (0.50) | 0.47 (0.50) | 0.45 (0.50) | 0.56 (0.50) |
Mental health (SRQ z-score) | 0.13 (1.08) | 0.16 (1.07) | 0.00 (1.12) | −0.13 (0.90) | −0.11 (0.90) | −0.22 (0.93) |
Household wealth quintile | 2.85 (1.42) | 2.87 (1.42) | 2.77 (1.43) | 3.13 (1.41) | 3.21 (1.41) | 2.73 (1.33) |
Data are mean (SD). Child height-for-age and weight-for-age z-scores are normalised to WHO standards. Stunted is defined as height-for-age z-score ≤−2. Underweight is defined as weight-for-age z-score ≤−2. Caregiver SRQ z-scores are normalised within the study population. Lower SRQ z-score indicates better mental health.
SRQ, Self-Reporting Questionnaire.