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Table 2 Background characteristics and assets included in the sample

From: Contribution of community-based newborn health promotion to reducing inequities in healthy newborn care practices and knowledge: evidence of improvement from a three-district pilot program in Malawi

 

Baseline

Endline

n (%)

n (%)

Respondent characteristics

  

Age

  

15 to 19

115 (13%)

131 (15%)

20 to 29

474 (53%)

507 (56%)

30 to 39

208 (23%)

215 (24%)

40 to 49

29 (3%)

24 (3%)

Don’t know

74 (8%)

23 (3%)

Schooling

  

No school

129 (14%)

111 (12%)

Primary school

635 (70%)

631 (70%)

Secondary school

135 (15%)

154 (17%)

Higher than secondary

2 (0.2%)

2 (0.2%)

Toilet facilities

  

Flush toilet

10 (1%)

9 (1%)

Improved pit latrine

163 (18%)

131 (15%)

Unimproved pit latrine

680 (75%)

739 (82%)

No toilet/bush facilities

41 (5%)

21 (2%)

Electricity and appliances

  

Electricity

31 (3%)

26 (3%)

Radio

629 (70%)

530 (59%)

Television

28 (3%)

53 (6%)

Mobile phone

131 (15%)

310 (34%)

Nonmobile phone

14 (2%)

15 (2%)

Refrigerator

6 (1%)

12 (1%)

Cooking fuel

  

Electric or gas

0

9 (1%)

Coal

44 (5%)

27 (3%)

Wood

855 (95%)

864 (96%)

Roof material

  

Iron sheets or tiles

345 (38%)

238 (26%)

Grass or leaves

554 (61%)

661 (73%)

Wall material

  

Fired bricks

434 (48%)

396 (44%)

Unfired bricks

360 (40%)

261 (29%)

Stone

0

8 (1%)

Dirt of grass

99 (11%)

233 (26%)

Household items

  

Watch

413 (46%)

265 (29%)

Bicycle

474 (53%)

434 (48%)

Motorcycle

46 (5%)

19 (2%)

Animal-drawn cart

21 (2%)

30 (3%)

Car

2 (0.2%)

5 (0.6%)

Livestock

  

Cattle

172 (19%)

92 (10%)

Donkeys

3 (0.3%)

4 (0.4%)

Sheep

47 (5%)

5 (0.6%)