Characteristic | % (n) | OR (95% CIca) | |
Intervention wards | Pre-intervention wards | ||
No of women | 1837 | 1853 | |
From non-remote community | 78.4 (1441/1837) | 56.7 (1051/1853) |
2.78
(1.64 to 4.71) |
From male-headed household | 99.6 (1585/1591) | 99.7 (1794/1800) | 0.88 (0.23 to 3.33) |
From household where head has some formal education | 54.7 (848/1551) | 40.9 (729/1783) |
1.74
(1.36 to 2.24) |
In low-risk age group (18–35 years) | 86.8 (1594/1837) | 90.4 (1675/1853) |
0.70
(0.62 to 0.78) |
Adolescent (age <20 years) | 15.7 (289/1837) | 10.4 (192/1853) |
1.62
(1.24 to 2.10) |
Age more than 35 years | 6.5 (119/1837) | 6.6 (122/1853) | 0.98 (0.83 to 1.17) |
Age more than 39 years | 5.0 (91/1837) | 5.0 (91/1853) | 1.00 (0.92 to 1.08) |
Less than five previous pregnancies | 74.6 (1371/1837) | 63.5 (1176/1853) |
1.69
(1.34 to 2.14) |
With any formal education | 42.9 (788/1835) | 35.1 (650/1850) |
1.39
(1.27 to 1.53) |
With enough food in the last week | 95.2 (1748/1836) | 95.1 (1762/1853) | 1.03 (0.61 to 1.73) |
Bold font indicates a difference significant at the 5% level.
The relatively high level of missing data for information about the household head in intervention wards arose because some workers mistakenly recorded initial visits as “follow-up” rather than “baseline” and did not collect the information about the household head.
95% CIca=cluster-adjusted 95% CI; OR=Mantel-Haenszel OR.