Table 1

Characteristics of the study population

InterventionControl
Mother, baseline (n)489392
 Height (cm)157.47±6.01158.10±6.46
 Age (years)25.74±6.1325.70±6.24
 Education
  None/primary incomplete (%)54.8152.3
  Primary complete (%)29.0430.1
  (Some) secondary (%)16.1617.6
 Ln serum aflatoxin B1 (AFB1)-lysine adduct level2.69±1.612.74±1.68
Head of household education, baseline (n)489392
 None/primary incomplete (%)56.8551.79
 Primary complete (%)27.8126.79
 (Some) secondary (%)15.3421.43
Household, baseline (n)489392
 Food Security Scale
  Food secure (%)19.0217.35
  Mildly food insecure (%)14.3113.52
  Moderately food insecure (%)37.6336.48
  Severely food insecure (%)29.0432.65
 Dietary diversity score tertile
  First (%)33.1336.22
  Second (%)34.5634.18
  Third (%)32.3129.59
 Assets (low) (%)63.3968.62
 Adult equivalents36.6131.38
Child, endline (n)489392
 Age endline (months)22.13±2.2822.02±2.63
 Male (%)51.1251.79
Child, midline (n)363307
 Age midline (months)13.36±3.7313.45±3.60