Table 3 Child outcomes at 6-months grouped by intervention and comparison groups

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Difference^a

95% CI

 Height-for-age Z-score (HAZ)^**

0.5

1.6

0.7

1.6

−0.2^e,f

(−0.4, 0.1)

 Weight-for-age Z score (WAZ)

0.4

1.3

0.3

1.2

0.1 ^e,f

(−0.1, 0.3)

 Weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) ^***

0.3

1.5

−0.0

1.6

0.3^{e,f †††}

(0.1–0.6)

n

%

n

%

OR^b

95% CI

 Stunted (HAZ < -2 SD)

33

5.9

23

4.1

1.6^e,f

(0.6, 3.9)

 Underweight (WAZ < −2 SD)

13

2.3

22

3.9

0.4^e†

(0.1, 1.0)

 Wasting (WHZ < -2SD) ^***

27

4.8

56

9.4

0.5^††

(0.3, 0.9)

 Currently breastfeeding

274

48.5

301

52.4

0.5^e,g

(0.1, 5.4)

n

%

n

%

OR^c

95% CI

 Exclusive Breastfeeding for 3 months

349

61.8

352

61.3

1.6

(0.8, 3.3)

 Exclusive Breastfeeding for 6 months

177

31.3

156

27.2

1.8^††

(1.1, 2.9)

380

80.3

447

88.3

0.4^††

(0.2, 0.8)

Immunizations current^*

302

57.5

280

52.0

1.1

(0.8, 1.6)

Vitamin A has been given

140

26.7

139

25.8

1.3

(0.8, 2.0)

 Diarrhoea

136

24.1

130

22.7

1.3

(0.9, 1.9)

 Vomiting^**

49

8.7

78

13.4

0.5^††

(0.3,0.9)

 Cough

250

44.3

279

48.6

0.6^††

(0.4, 0.8)

 Shortness of breath

95

16.8

115

20.0

0.8

(0.5, 1.2)

 Fever

157

27.8

188

32.8

0.8

(0.6, 1.1)

 Runny nose^**

143

25.3

185

32.2

0.7^††

(0.5, 0.9)

 Hospital visit^**

24

4.3

43

7.5

0.5^†

(0.3, 1.1)

 Clinic for illness

300

53.1

313

54.5

0.8

(0.6, 1.2)

 Consulted with traditional healer^***

6

1.1

24

4.2

0.2^††

(0.1, 0.8)

 Consulted with private doctor^*

29

5.1

46

8.0

0.6

(0.3, 1.2)

 Consulted with a private pharmacy^***

29

5.1

79

13.8

0.2^††

(0.1, 0.4)

 On/Ahead target vs Behind target

399

93.0

415

91.2

1.3

(0.7, 2.6)

n

%

n

%

IRR^d

95% CI

 0

190

33.6

173

30.1

0.8^††

(0.7,0.9)

 1

137

24.3

128

22.3

 2

106

18.8

104

18.1

 3

74

13.1

81

14.1

 4

34

6.0

53

9.2

 5

21

3.7

26

4.5

 6

3

0.5

9

1.6