Table 2 Baseline characteristics by experimental arm (NÂ =Â 1802)
Characteristics | Control Group (n = 610) | Free MNP Group1 (n = 1192) | P 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
Social economic status | |||
 Age in months3 | 9.46 ± 1.90 | 9.50 ± 1.83 | 0.75 |
  Girls (%) | 49.0 (299) | 46.5 (544) | 0.26 |
 Low birth weight (%) | 4.4 (27) | 4.7 (56) | 0.80 |
  First birth (%) | 62.3 (380) | 62.7 (747) | 0.88 |
 Families received social security support (%) | 24.4 (149) | 23.2 (276) | 0.45 |
Caregiver and mother characteristics | |||
 Mother is primary caregiver (%) | 79.2 (483) | 81.8 (975) | 0.31 |
 Maternal education ≥9 years (%) | 78.4 (478) | 82.3 (981) | 0.07 |
 Maternal age (year) | 26.2 ± 4.3 | 26.5 ± 4.7 | 0.25 |
Child feeding practices | |||
 Ever breastfed (%) | 87.7 (535) | 89.3 (1064) | 0.36 |
 Exclusive or predominant breastfeeding <6 Months (%) | 37.7 (230) | 37.8 (451) | 0.97 |
 Still breastfed ≥12 Months (%) | 39.2 (239) | 37.3 (444) | 0.14 |
 Ever formula-fed (%) | 63.4 (387) | 66.4 (792) | 0.07 |
 Supplementary feeding after six months (%) | 65.9 (402) | 65.3 (778) | 0.87 |
Parenting practices | |||
 Played with baby yesterday with toys (%) | 49.8 (304) | 46.7 (557) | 0.12 |
 Sang song to baby yesterday (%) | 29.0 (177) | 28.7 (342) | 0.78 |
Child nutrition status | |||
 Hemoglobin concentration (g/L) 4 | 109.3 ± 13.0 | 109.1 ± 12.5 | 0.71 |
 Anemia prevalence (%)4 | 49.3 (297) | 48.5 (573) | 0.88 |
Child development status | |||
 MDI test score5 | 97.2 ± 17.0 | 96.6 ± 16.9 | 0.87 |
 PDI test score6 | 90.1 ± 18.0 | 90.1 ± 16.7 | 0.85 |