Effects of psychosocial stimulation on improving home environment and child-rearing practices: results from a community-based trial among severely malnourished children in Bangladesh

Table 3 Comparison of child rearing practices score of PS + FS and PS groups with others (N = 322)

	HOME score			Child-rearing practices
	Difference of scores	95% CI	P	Difference of scores	95% CI	P
Combined intervention group (PS + FS)
PS + FS vs. CH	4.0	1.8 to 6.1	<0.001	7.7	6.2 to 9.2	<0.001
PS + FS vs. CC	4.8	2.6 to 7.0		6.4	4.8 to 7.9
PS + FS vs. FS	4.5	2.4 to 6.5		6.6	5.2 to 8.0
Stimulation alone group (PS)
PS vs. CH	2.4	0.2 to 4.6	0.035	8.5	7.0 to 10.0	<0.001
PS vs. CC	3.3	1.0 to 5.5	0.004	7.2	5.6 to 8.8
PS vs. FS	2.9	0.8 to 5.0	0.006	7.4	6.0 to 8.9

Analysis of covariance controlling for baseline scores, age at final test, maternal education and depression score at baseline and father’s occupation.
Abbreviations: PS = psychosocial stimulation; FS = food supplementation; PS + FS = both psychosocial stimulation and food supplementation; CC = clinic control; CH = hospital control.

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