Table 1

Summary of respondent characteristics at the pre-intervention survey

CharacteristicControl
n=2808
Intervention
n=2547
Baseline differences
Test statisticp Value
Age (%)
 Mean (years)31.031.7t(5353)=−3.180.002
 ≤194.72.8
 20–2418.417.5
 25–2924.424.5
 30–3419.820.1
 ≥3532.735.1
Religion (%)
 Islam89.087.1χ2=4.840.028
Pregnancy status (%)*
 Pregnant5.35.4*χ2=0.040.851
Assets
 Mean number of assets owned out of a list of 22 items6.96.6t(5353)=3.89<0.001
Literacy
 Can read (easily or with difficulty)64.558.0χ2=23.30<0.001
  • *Two records with missing information on this variable.