Table 2 Baseline individual woman and household characteristics by study arms
Characteristics | Description/subgroup | Intervention arm (n = 1376) | Comparison arm (n = 1468) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Panel A: Predisposing factors | ||||
 Marital status | =1 for married woman (%) | 69.9 | 64.2 | 5.7b |
 Age | Mean maternal age (15–49) years [SD] | 26.5 [6.7] | 26.3 [6.5] | 0.2 |
 Age | =1 for younger below median age (25 years) (%) | 50.9 | 50.5 | 0.4 |
 Education | =1 for primary education/above (%) | 80.3 | 80.2 | 0.1 |
 Occupation | =1 for farming activities (%) | 46.0 | 54.5 | –8.5b |
 Religion | =1 for Muslim woman (%) | 86.5 | 66.6 | 19.9a |
 Parity | Mean number of births [SD] | 2.7 [1.8] | 2.6 [1.7] | 0.1 |
 Parity | =1 for one birth (%) | 32.4 | 31.6 | 0.8 |
 Household size | Mean number of household members [SD] | 4.7 [1.8] | 4.8 [1.8] | −0.1 |
 Household size | =1 for small/below the median size of 5 members (%) | 51.1 | 50.5 | 0.6 |
Panel B: Enabling factors | ||||
 Health insurance status | =1 for insured woman (%) | 8.6 | 8.5 | 0.1 |
 Household wealth status | Mean household wealth index [SD] | −0.43 [2.7] | 0.34 [3.3] | −0.77b |
 Wealth status –tercile 1 | =1 for poorest household (%) | 38.3 | 29.4 | 8.9b |
 Wealth status –tercile 2 | =1 for middle wealth household (%) | 33.6 | 33.3 | 0.3 |
 Wealth status –tercile 3 | =1 for least poor household (%) | 28.1 | 37.3 | −9.2b |
 Place of residence | =1 for rural district (%) | 79.3 | 84.1 | −4.8 |