Household and demographic characteristics of respondents at baseline and endline
| Baseline | Endline | |||
| Control (n=1031) | Intervention (n=1350) | Control (n=1113) | Intervention (n=1217) | |
| Characteristics of recently delivered women | ||||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 26.2 (7.1) | 26.0 (6.9) | 26.0 (6.9) | 26.2 (7.0) |
| Education (years), mean (SD) | 5.4 (3.1) | 5.2 (3.1) | 5.7 (3.2) | 5.8 (3.0) |
| Highest level of education, n (%) | ||||
| No education | 160 (15.5) | 202 (15.0) | 152 (13.7) | 128 (10.5) |
| Some primary education | 370 (35.9) | 598 (44.3) | 403 (36.2) | 476 (39.1) |
| Completed primary education | 233 (22.6) | 243 (18.0) | 225 (20.2) | 266 (21.9) |
| Some secondary education | 248 (24.1) | 284 (21.0) | 288 (25.9) | 298 (24.5) |
| Completed secondary education | 18 (1.7) | 18 (1.3) | 35 (3.1) | 29 (2.4) |
| Married/cohabitating, n (%) | 890 (86.5) | 1202 (89.2) | 946 (85.8) | 1059 (87.0) |
| Primigravida, n (%) | 219 (21.3) | 289 (21.4) | 227 (20.4) | 260 (21.4) |
| Gravida, mean (SD) | 4.0 (2.6) | 3.8 (2.5) | 3.7 (2.5) | 3.8 (2.4) |
| Parity, mean (SD) | 3.7 (2.4) | 3.5 (2.3) | 3.4 (2.4) | 3.4 (2.4) |
| Antenatal care visits, n (%) | ||||
| None | 4 (0.4) | 10 (0.7) | 6 (0.5) | 2 (0.2) |
| 1 | 24 (2.3) | 47 (3.5) | 12 (1.1) | 13 (1.1) |
| 2 | 86 (8.3) | 131 (9.7) | 62 (5.6) | 74 (6.1) |
| 3 | 292 (28.3) | 388 (28.7) | 233 (20.9) | 264 (21.7) |
| 4 | 376 (36.5) | 465 (34.4) | 381 (34.2) | 414 (34.0) |
| 5+ | 249 (24.2) | 302 (22.4) | 417 (37.5) | 448 (36.8) |
| Months since delivery, mean (SD) | 5.6 (3.8) | 5.6 (3.8) | 6.5 (3.8) | 6.5 (3.8) |
| Delivery location of index infant | ||||
| At home | 156 (15.1) | 208 (15.5) | 95 (8.5) | 82 (6.7) |
| Rural health centre | 720 (69.9) | 950 (70.4) | 774 (69.5) | 859 (70.6) |
| Referral hospital | 123 (11.9) | 138 (10.2) | 205 (18.4) | 251 (20.6) |
| En route to facility | 30 (2.9) | 47 (3.4) | 39 (3.5) | 25 (2.0) |
| Household characteristics | ||||
| Poorest wealth quintile, n (%) | 164 (16.7) | 221 (17.9) | 243 (21.9) | 220 (18.1) |
| Household size—persons, median (IQR) | 7 (5−9) | 6 (4−8) | 6 (4−8) | 6 (4−8) |
| Dependency ratio*, mean (SD) | 1.5 (0.9) | 1.5 (0.8) | 1.5 (0.9) | 1.4 (0.8) |
| Distance from village centre to nearest health centre (km), mean (SD) | 16.5 (11.9) | 14.6 (6.6) | 16.4 (13.0) | 14.2 (4.3) |
*Dependency ratio=ratio of household members under 18 years of age and 65 years of age or over to members aged 18–64 years.