Characteristics of parents, the home environment and children at follow-up, by trial allocation status
| Control, no (%) | Intervention, no (%) | |
| Child’s primary caregiver | ||
| Mother | 383 (94%) | 384 (95%) |
| Father | 10 (2%) | 4 (1%) |
| Other | 16 (4%) | 16 (4%) |
| Mother’s education | ||
| None | 184 (45%) | 183 (45%) |
| Pre-primary | 7 (1%) | 1 (0.3%) |
| Primary | 39 (10%) | 47 (12%) |
| Secondary or higher | 176 (43%) | 171 (42%) |
| Studied Urdu, Sanskrit or non-formal education | 3 (1%) | 2 (0.5%) |
| Mother’s literacy | ||
| Can read easily or with some difficulty | 217 (53%) | 214 (53%) |
| Cannot read | 191 (47%) | 190 (47%) |
| Mother’s psychological distress (GHQ-12) | ||
| No ormild distress (<6) | 346 (85%) | 343 (85%) |
| Distress (≥6) | 63 (15%) | 61 (15%) |
| Father’s education | ||
| None | 84 (21%) | 80 (20%) |
| Pre-primary | – | 1 (0.3%) |
| Primary | 38 (9%) | 36 (9%) |
| Secondary or higher | 287 (70%) | 285 (71%) |
| Studied Urdu, Sanskrit or non-formal education | – | 2 (0.5%) |
| Child sex and age | ||
| Female | 205 (50%) | 194 (48%) |
| Male | 204 (50%) | 210 (52%) |
| Mean (SD) age (years) | 12.1 (0.4) | 12.2 (0.4) |
| Child schooling | ||
| No schooling | 13 (3 %) | 6 (1%) |
| Up to pre-primary level | 6 (2%) | 4 (1%) |
| Up to primary level | 246 (60%) | 238 (59%) |
| Up to lower secondary level | 144 (35%) | 155 (38%) |
| Up to higher secondary level | 0 | 1 (0.3%) |
| Child’s schooling, N | 344 | 335 |
| Mean no of years (SD) | 6.5 (1.6) | 6.6 (1.5) |
| No of siblings | ||
| 0 | 12 (3 %) | 13 (3 %) |
| 1–2 | 259 (63 %) | 279 (69%) |
| ≥3 | 138 (34%) | 112 (28%) |
| Screen child anxiety-related disorder | ||
| No symptoms of anxiety (<3) | 203 (50%) | 209 (52%) |
| Symptoms of anxiety (≥3) | 206 (50%) | 195 (48%) |
| Depression Self-Rating Scale | ||
| No symptoms of major depression (<14) | 364 (89%) | 365 (90%) |
| Symptoms of major depression (≥14) | 45 (11%) | 39 (10%) |
| Major illness in the past 12 months | ||
| Yes | 33 (8%) | 38 (9%) |
| No | 376 (92%) | 366 (91%) |
| Morbidity in the past 7 days | ||
| Fever | 40 (10%) | 42 (10%) |
| Diarrhoea | 13 (3%) | 15 (4%) |
| Blood in stool | 5 (1%) | 6 (1%) |
| Pneumonia | 1 (0.2%) | 5 (1%) |
| Fast breathing | 2 (0.4%) | 7 (2%) |
| Chest indrawing | 3 (1%) | 8 (2%) |
| Cough | 72 (18%) | 78 (19%) |
| Total | 409 (100) | 404 (100) |
GHQ-12, 12-item General Health Questionnaire.