Variable | Randomisation arm | χ P value | |
Intervention N=430 | Control N=307 | ||
Age categories (months) | |||
6–12 | 203 (47.2) | 122 (39.7) | |
12–24 | 139 (32.3) | 118 (38.4) | |
Above 24 | 88 (20.5) | 67 (21.8) | 0.114 |
Sex | |||
Male | 209 (48.6) | 133 (43.3) | |
Female | 221 (51.4) | 174 (56.7) | 0.156 |
Vaccination status | |||
Up to date | 369 (85.8) | 249 (81.1) | |
Not up to date | 59 (13.7) | 58 (18.9) | |
Never vaccinated | 2 (0.5) | 0 | 0.085 |
Child status | |||
Single | 373 (86.7) | 290 (94.5) | |
Multiple | 57 (13.3) | 17 (5.5) | 0.001 |
Feeding practice | |||
Exclusive B/F | 7 (1.6) | 0 | |
Replacement feeding | 0 | 0 | |
Mixed feeding | 5 (1.2) | 4 (1.3) | |
Complimentary feeding | 241 (56.1) | 201 (65.5) | |
No longer B/F | 177 (41.2) | 102 (33.2) | 0.014 |
Mother status | |||
Pregnant | 18 (4.2) | 18 (5.9) | |
Lactating | 256 (59.5) | 204 (66.5) | |
Died or abandoned | 55 (12.8) | 18 (5.9) | |
Non-lactating | 97 (22.6) | 64 (20.9) | |
Unknown | 4 (0.9) | 3 (1.0) | 0.023 |
Nutritional status | |||
MAM | 122 (28.4) | 117 (38.1) | |
Uncomplicated SAM | 308 (71.6) | 190 (61.9) | 0.005 |
HIV status | |||
Positive | 17 (4.0) | 1 (0.3) | 0.001 |
Negative | 413 (96.0) | 302 (98.4) | |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | |
Exposed | 0 | 4 (1.3) | 0.001 |
Bold text represent only significant p values
B/F, breast feeding;MAM, moderate acute malnutrition; SAM, severe acute malnutrition.