Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of women included in the study compared between intervention and control villages
| Â | Number (%) of mothers in intervention villages | Number (%) of mothers in control villages | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Baseline | Endline | Baseline | Endline |
(n = 709) | (n = 689) | (n = 699) | (n = 689) | |
Mother’s age (mean, SD) | 27.9 (6.4) | 27.8 (6.6) | 28.8 (6.3) | 28.4 (6.7) |
Mother’s education level | ||||
 None | 459 (64.7%) | 460 (66.9%) | 408 (58.4%) | 448 (66.2%) |
 Primary (grade 6) | 94 (13.3%) | 48 (7.0%) | 213 (30.5%) | 53 (7.8%) |
 Secondary (grade 9) | 27 (3.8%) | 27 (3.9%) | 21 (3.0%) | 34 (5.0%) |
 High school (grade 12) | 23 (3.2%) | 21 (3.1%) | 24 (3.4%) | 28 (4.1%) |
 University | 20 (2.8%) | 10 (1.5%) | 11 (1.6%) | 10 (1.5%) |
 Madrassa | 86 (12.1%) | 116 (16.9%) | 22 (3.2%) | 92 (13.6%) |
Ethnic language group | ||||
 Dari | 356 (50.2%) | 331 (49.8%) | 353 (50.6%) | 358 (52.1%) |
 Pashtun | 353 (49.8%) | 334 (50.2%) | 345 (49.4%) | 329 (47.9%) |
Husband/partner’s education | ||||
 None | 335 (47.3%) | 278 (40.7%) | 286 (41.1%) | 360 (53.4%) |
 Primary (grade 6) | 96 (13.5%) | 80 (11.7%) | 214 (30.6%) | 51 (7.6%) |
 Secondary (grade 9) | 62 (8.7%) | 60 (8.8%) | 57 (8.2%) | 31 (4.6%) |
 High school (grade 12) | 52 (7.3%) | 56 (8.2%) | 37 (5.3%) | 37 (5.5%) |
 University | 45 (6.4%) | 48 (7.0%) | 32 (4.6%) | 37 (5.5%) |
 Madrassa | 119 (16.8%) | 165 (24.2%) | 72 (10.3%) | 156 (23.2%) |
Husband/partner’s occupation | ||||
 Does not work | 29 (4.2%) | 25 (3.7%) | 34 (5.0%) | 19 (2.8%) |
 Servant/household worker | 6 (0.9%) | 5 (0.7%) | 17 (2.5%) | 10 (1.5%) |
 Farmer | 259 (37.4%) | 266 (39.2%) | 229 (33.8%) | 199 (20.8%) |
 Livestock herder | 15 (2.2%) | 10 (1.5%) | 17 (2.5%) | 18 (2.7%) |
 Labourer | 116 (16.7%) | 142 (20.9%) | 144 (21.2%) | 202 (30.2%) |
 Street seller/vendor | 12 (1.7%) | 22 (3.1%) | 14 (2.1%) | 19 (2.8%) |
 Shopkeeper | 156 (22.5%) | 103 (15.2%) | 137 (20.2%) | 126 (18.9%) |
 Businessman | 18 (2.6%) | 10 (1.5%) | 8 (1.2%) | 11 (1.7%) |