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| Figure 1:Indicators for minimum acceptable diet |
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| Figure 1:Indicators for minimum acceptable diet |
| Characteristic | Control group (N=145) |
Intervention group (N=145) |
Chi-squarex2 |
p |
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| Education |
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2.34 |
0.31 |
Father |
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Primary level |
39.3 (57) |
37.2 (54) |
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Secondary level |
47.6 (69) |
54.5 (79) |
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College level |
13.1 (19) |
8.3 (12) |
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Mother |
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4.29 |
0.12 |
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Primary level |
42.1 (61) |
53.8 (78) |
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Secondary level |
48.3 (70) |
40 (58) |
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College level |
9.7 (14) |
6.2 (9) |
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| Occupation | Father |
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7.50 |
0.11 |
Self-employment |
31.8 (46) |
33.7 (49) |
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Formal employment |
20 (29) |
25.5 (37) |
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Casual employment |
48.3 (70) |
40.7 (59) |
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Mother |
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2.39 |
0.67 |
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Stay at home/housewife |
44.1 (64) |
48.3 (70) |
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Self-employment |
37.9 (55) |
33.1 (48) |
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Formal employment |
6.2 (9) |
9 (13) |
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Casual employment |
11.7 (17) |
9.7 (14) |
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| Household size |
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3.58 |
0.17 |
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1-3 |
49.7 (72) |
59.3 (86) |
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4-6 |
46.2 (67) |
38.6 (56) |
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7 and above |
4.1 (6) |
2.1 (3) |
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| knowledge of pregnant mother about breastfeeding |
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Knows mothers milk is the first feed |
97.9 (142) |
94.5 (137) |
2.03 |
0.36 |
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Knows about initiating of breastfeeding within 1hr |
59.3 (86) |
63.4 (92) |
2.57 |
0.17 |
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Knows children should be breastfed for 2 years or more |
57.2 (83) |
61.4 (89) |
3.28 |
0.55 |
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Knows about exclusive breastfeeding for six months |
43.4 (63) |
42.3 (58) |
1.17 |
0.56 |
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*Significant differences (Chi-square test p<0.05) |
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| Characteristic | Control group n=145 M(SD) | Intervention group n=145 M(SD) |
One way ANOVA F | p |
| Age | ||||
Father |
29.45 (5.7) |
30.74 (6.6) |
3.20 |
0.08 |
Mother |
24.57 (4.7) |
24.6 (4.3) |
0.01 |
0.92 |
| Perinatal-related characteristics | ||||
Gestational age 1st ANC visit (months) |
4.51 (1.5) |
4.19 (1.5) |
3.03 |
0.07 |
No. of ANC visits |
1.93 (0.83) |
1.96 (0.85) |
0.08 |
0.78 |
Parity |
1.16 (1.12) |
1.75 (1.49) |
14.62 |
0.00** |
Note *p<0.05; **p=< .01 |
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Variable |
Intervention group % (n) (N=145) |
Control group % (n) (N=145) |
x2 |
Chi-square |
p |
95% CI |
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3 months old |
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Stunting (<-2 z score) |
7.6% (11) |
13.8% (20) |
6.11 |
0.087 |
1.23-1.33 |
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Wasting (<-2 z score) |
3.4% (5) |
5.5% (8) |
0.61 |
0.395 |
0.91-1.01 |
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Underweight (< -2 z score) |
2.8% (4) |
4.1% (6) |
0.83 |
0.520 |
0.97-1.08 |
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6 months old |
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Stunting (<-2 z score) |
11.7% (17) |
19.3% (28) |
4.52 |
0.074 |
1.10-1.21 |
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Wasting (<-2 z score) |
4.8% (7) |
6.9% (9) |
0.37 |
0.453 |
0.89-0.93 |
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Underweight (< -2 z score) |
4.1% (6) |
6.2% (9) |
0.58 |
0.426 |
0.76-0.82 |
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9 months old |
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Stunting (<-2 z score) |
9.7% (14) |
13.1% (19) |
0.51 |
0.355 |
0.69-0.75 |
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Wasting (<-2 z score) |
2.8% (4) |
9.7% (14) |
6.56 |
0.015* |
1.24-1.35 |
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Underweight (< -2 z score) |
2.1% (3) |
9% (13) |
5.09 |
0.015* |
1.42-1.49 |
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*Significant differences (Chi-square test p<0.05) |
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