Table 1 Background information relating to intervention (Sep, 2011 – Aug, 2012) and control (Sep, 2009 – Aug, 2010) groups at the Butajira rural health program site
Variables | Intervention Group (n = 876) | Control Group (n = 1010) | Total (n = 1886) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Freq. (%) | Freq. (%) | Freq. (%) | ||
Residence | ||||
 Rural | 607 (69.3) | 726 (71.9) | 1333 (70.7) | 0.218 |
 Urban | 269 (30.7) | 284 (28.1) | 553 (29.3) | |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 449 (51.3) | 503 (49.8) | 952 (50.5) | 0.529 |
 Female | 427 (48.7) | 507 (50.2) | 934 (49.5) | |
Place of birth | ||||
 Home | 623 (71.3) | 852 (84.9) | 1475 (78.5) | <  0.001 |
 Health center | 75 (8.6) | 26 (2.6) | 101 (5.4) | |
 Hospital | 167 (19.1) | 112 (11.2) | 279 (14.9) | |
 Others | 9 (1.0) | 14 (1.4) | 23 (1.2) | |
 Unknown* | 2 (0.2) | 6 (0.6) | 8 (0.4) | |
Birth attended by: | ||||
 Neighbors | 424 (48.4) | 539 (53.4) | 963 (51.1) | <  0.001 |
 Health professionals | 253 (28.9) | 138 (13.7) | 391 (20.7) | |
 TBA | 75 (8.6) | 123 (12.2) | 198 (10.5) | |
 Relatives | 71 (8.1) | 133 (13.2) | 204 (10.8) | |
 TTBA | 46 (5.3) | 56 (5.5) | 102 (5.4) | |
 Have no assistant | 3 (0.3) | 7 (0.7) | 10 (0.5) | |
 Others | 4 (0.5) | 14 (1.4) | 18 (1.0) | |
Number of pregnancies of their mothers | ||||
 1 | 166 (18.9) | 153 (15.1) | 319 (16.9) | <  0.001 |
 2–4 | 321 (36.6) | 392 (38.8) | 713 (37.8) | |
  ≥ 5 | 267 (30.5) | 390 (38.6) | 657 (34.8) | |
 Unknown * | 122 (13.9) | 75 (74) | 197 (10.4) | |
Parity of their mothers | ||||
 1 | 164 (18.7) | 146 (14.5) | 310 (16.4) | < 0.001 |
 2–4 | 324 (37.0) | 389 (38.5) | 713 (37.8) | |
  ≥ 5 | 266 (30.4) | 400 (39.6) | 666 (35.3) | |
 Unknown * | 122 (13.9) | 75 (7.4) | 197 (10.4) | |