Table 1 Demographic characteristics between Community Groups at baseline and endline

Total n (%)

2381 (50.54)

1031 (43.30)

594 (24.95)

756 (31.75)

2330 (49.46)

1113 (47.77)

619 (26.57)

598 (25.67)

Age

0.716

0.379

 Mean (SD)

26.11 (6.96)

26.22 (7.11)

25.93 (6.71)

26.09 (6.97)

26.08 (6.94)

25.97 (6.92)

26.35(7.03)

26.01 (6.88)

Marital Status n (%)

< 0.001***^a,b

0.001***^a,b

 Married/Cohabiting

2092 (87.86)

890 (86.32)

511 (86.03)

691 (91.40)

2005 (86.05)

946 (85.00)

522 (84.33)

537 (89.80)

 Divorced/Separated/Widowed

125 (5.25)

53 (5.14)

29 (4.88)

43 (5.69)

118 (5.06)

62 (5.57)

31 (5.01)

25 (4.18)

 Single

159 (6.68)

86 (8.34)

52 (8.75)

21 (2.78)

180 (7.73)

95 (8.54)

63 (10.18)

22 (3.68)

Number of pregnancies

0.400

0.008**^b

 Mean (SD)

3.86 (2.54)

3.95 (2.61)

3.85 (2.44)

3.75 (2.51)

3.75(2.42)

3.74 (2.46)

3.94 (2.41)

3.57 (2.33)

Number of live births

0.068 ^a

0.005** ^b

 Mean (SD)

3.59 (2.35)

3.68 (2.43)

3.64 (2.28)

3.42 (2.28)

3.38 (2.39)

3.39 (2.38)

3.55 (2.46)

3.16 (2.33)

Education n (%)

< 0.001*** ^{a, b}

< 0.001*** ^{a, b}

 None

362 (15.20)

160 (15.52)

83 (13.97)

119 (15.74)

280 (12.02)

152 (13.66)

63 (10.18)

65 (10.87)

 Primary

1444 (60.65)

603 (58.49)

332 (55.89)

509 (67.33)

1370 (58.80)

628 (56.42)

350 (56.54)

392 (65.55)

 Secondary

568 (23.86)

266 (25.80)

177 (29.80)

125 (16.53)

650 (27.90)

323 (29.02)

203 (32.79)

124 (20.74)