Characteristics | Intervention | Control |
---|---|---|
Clusters, n | 16 | 16 |
Average cluster size | 77.6 (±50.7) | 67.8 (±59.8) |
Participants, n (%) | 1242 (53.4) | 1085 (46.6) |
Maternal characteristics | ||
Mean age, years (SD) | 27.1 (±3.45) | 27.1 (±3.15) |
Mean education, years (SD) | 8.3 (±3.9) | 8.6 (±3.8) |
Mean number of childrena (SD) | 2.65 (±1.37) | 2.67 (±1.24) |
Mean number of children aged <5 yearsa (SD) | 1.65 (±0.60) | 1.65 (±0.61) |
Family structure | ||
Joint, n (%) | 824 (79.5) | 694 (75.4) |
Nuclear, n (%) | 213 (20.5) | 226 (24.6) |
Child characteristics | ||
Sex | ||
Male | 671 (54) | 582 (53.6) |
Female | 571 (46) | 503 (46.4) |
Mean age, days (SD) | ||
Male | 15.3 (±13.8) | 10.6 (±14.2) |
Female | 15.9 (±14.5) | 9.7 (±14.0) |
Mean height, cm | ||
Male | 50.91 (±3.91) | 50.09 (±3.33) |
Female | 50.07 (±3.68.) | 49.44 (±3.01) |
Mean weight, kg | ||
Male | 3.28 (±0.52) | 3.25 (±0.68) |
Female | 3.20 (±0.50) | 3.07 (±0.47) |
Stuntingb, n (%) | ||
Total | 310 (25.0) | 271 (25.0) |
Male | 165 (24.6) | 145 (24.9) |
Female | 145 (25.4) | 126 (25.0) |
aExcluding the child registered in the trial.
bDefined as moderate and severe (below minus two SDs from median height for age of reference population).
CM = centimetres. KG = kilograms. SD = standard deviation.