Table 1 Comparison of age of children and baseline data of mothers in the intervention and control groups^a

Parity

1–3

26

55 · 3

26

56 · 5

4–6

14

29 · 8

12

26 · 0

0 · 09

>6

7

14 · 9

8

17 · 4

Education

None

29

61 · 7

31

67 · 4

Primary

7

14 · 9

5

10 · 9

0 · 80

Middle

8

17 · 0

7

15 · 2

Secondary

3

6.4

2

4 · 3

Unknown

0

1

2 · 1

Marital status

Married

32

68 · 1

29

63 · 0

Living together

12

25 · 5

12

26 · 0

0 · 71

Widowed

0

0

1

2 · 2

Divorced

0

0

1

2 · 2

Single unmarried

3

6 · 4

3

6 · 5

Occupation

Farmer

38 · 0

80 · 8

34 · 0

73 · 9

Trader

5 · 0

10 · 6

5 · 0

10 · 9

0 · 59

Professional

4 · 0

8 · 5

7 · 0

15 · 2

Age, months

Mean

Range

Mean

Range

Baseline

8 · 2

7 · 9–8 · 1

8 · 4

8 · 1–8 · 7

0 · 30

Endline

14 · 1

13 · 7–14 · 1

14 · 4

14 · 0–14 · 7

0 · 23