Table 5

Comparison of those who reported having had discussions about topics they had heard about at VHSND sessions among women who were exposed vs unexposed to the Gsp tool

Topic*% Unexposed (N)% Exposed (N)OR (95% CI)†
Growth monitoring60.7 (56)79.0 (81)2.4 (1.1 to 5.4)
Pneumonia50.0 (136)74.5 (192)2.9 (1.8 to 4.8)
Birth preparedness52.6 (365)68.7 (275)1.8 (1.3 to 2.6)
Complementary feeding48.9 (415)70.2 (346)2.5 (1.9 to 3.5)
Antenatal care checkups47.8 (322)72.8 (243)3.1 (2.1 to 4.4)
Birth spacing31.8 (44)69.9 (173)5.0 (2.4 to 10.2)
Diarrhoea management100 (4)82.6 (46)NA
Immunisation46.2 (78)70.4 (179)2.8 (1.6 to 5.0)
  • *Missing a valid response: growth monitoring: 6, pneumonia: 18, birth preparedness: 38, complementary feeding: 52, ANC check-ups: 18, birth spacing: 13, diarrhoea management: 5, immunisation: 22.

  • †Adjusted for age, caste, religion and birth order.

  • ANC, antenatal care; NA, not available; VHSND, village health, sanitation and nutrition day.