Table 2: Maternal and household characteristics by supplementation groups.
*Included live births, Deaths and still births.
| Intervention group | Control group | P-value |
N | 150 | 150 | |
Age (years) | 23.4±4.7 | 23.0±4.5 | 0.449 |
Gestation at enrolment (weeks) | 10.6±1.7 | 10.6±1.7 | 0.842 |
Weight (kg) | 43.1±4.31 | 42.9±4.58 | 0.603 |
Height (cm) | 153.0±5.5 | 153.4±5.8 | 0.518 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 18.4±1.47 | 18.2±1.46 | 0.185 |
Hb | 11.1 ±1.9 | 11.2±1.8 | 0.778 |
Ferritin (mg/dl) | 26.8±29.1 | 26.3±32.8 | 0.873 |
Parity | | | |
0 | 47 (31.3) | 47 (31.3) | |
1 | 37 (24.7) | 39 (26.0) | 0.959 |
>2 | 66 (44.0) | 64 (42.7) | |
Gravida | | | |
<2 | 36 (24) | 40 (26.7) | 0.595 |
≥ 2 | 114 (76) | 110 (73.3) | |
Mothers schooling | | | |
Illiterate | 64(42.7) | 70(46.7) | |
Primary (1-5 years) | 45(30) | 43(28.7) | 0.615 |
Secondary (6-10 years) | 40(26.7) | 34(22.7) | |
Higher | 1(0.7) | 3(2) | |
Fathers schooling | | | |
Illiterate | 59(39.3) | 79(52.7) | |
Primary (1-5 years) | 37(24.7) | 29(19.3) | 0.088 |
Secondary (6-10 years) | 48(32) | 34(22.7) | |
Higher | 6(4) | 8(5.3) | |
Place of delivery | | | |
Home | 25 (20) | 40 (32.5) | |
Facility | 100 (80) | 83 (67.5) | 0.025 |
Total* | 125 | 123 | |
Birth attendant | | | |
Doctor | 89 (71.2) | 78 (63.6) | |
Other skilled BA( LHV, Nurse, midwife) | 7 (5.6) | 4 (3.3) | 0.125 |
Unskilled BA (TBA, family) | 29 (23.2) | 41 (33.3) | |
Total* | 125 | 123 | |