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Table 2 Descriptive statistics for outcome variables between Community Groups at baseline and endline

From: The role of Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILCs) in improving community-level household wealth, financial preparedness for birth, and utilization of reproductive health services in rural Zambia: a secondary analysis

 

Baseline

Endline

Community Groups

Community Groups

Overall

1 = neither MWH nor SILC

2 = only MWH

3 = both MWH and SILC

p-value

Overall

1 = neither MWH nor SILC

2 = only MWH

3 = both MWH and SILC

p-value

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)

 

Wealth index n (%)

    

< 0.001***a,b,c

    

< 0.001***a,b, c

 Poorest

402 (16.88)

182 (17.65)

48 (8.08)

172 (22.75)

 

411 (17.64)

207 (18.60)

38 (6.14)

166 (27.76)

 

 Poor

438 (18.40)

189 (18.33)

88 (14.81)

161 (21.30)

 

374 (16.05)

167 (15.00)

85 (13.73)

122 (20.40)

 

 Middle

405 (17.01)

166 (16.10)

111 (18.69)

128 (16.93)

 

407 (17.47)

194 (17.43)

104 (16.80)

109 (18.23)

 

 Rich

409 (17.18)

172 (16.68)

150 (25.25)

87 (11.51)

 

403 (17.30)

183 (16.44)

146 (23.59)

74 (12.37)

 

 Richest

376 (15.79)

191 (18.53)

127 (21.38)

58 (7.67)

 

436 (18.7)

219 (19.68)

166 (26.82)

51 (8.53)

 

Saved for most recent delivery n (%)

    

0.504

    

0.063 a

 No

412 (17.30)

180 (17.46)

110 (18.52)

122 (16.14)

 

549 (23.56)

276 (24.80)

153 (24.72)

120 (20.07)

 

 Yes

1957 (82.19)

847 (82.15)

480 (80.81)

630 (83.33)

 

1768 (75.88)

828 (74.39)

465 (75.12)

475 (79.43)

 

ANC

    

0.210

    

0.152

 Less than four times

982 (41.24)

406 (39.38)

257 (43.27)

319 (42.20)

 

666 (28.58)

313 (28.12)

165 (26.66)

188 (31.44)

 

 Four or more times

1392 (58.46)

625 (60.62)

334 (56.23)

433 (57.28)

 

1660 (71.24)

798 (71.70)

454 (73.34)

408 (68.23)

 

PNC

    

< 0.001*** a, b, c

    

0.001*** a, c

 None

1285 (53.97)

576 (55.87)

370 (62.29)

339 (44.84)

 

971 (41.67)

525 (47.17)

236 (38.13)

210 (35.12)

 

 Less than four times

945 (39.69)

398 (38.60)

198 (33.33)

349 (46.16)

 

1054 (45.24)

468 (42.05)

308 (49.76)

278 (46.49)

 

 All four times

149 (6.26)

56 (5.43)

26 (4.38)

67 (8.86)

 

211 (9.06)

78 (7.01)

64 (10.34)

69 (11.54)

 

Stayed at MWH

    

0.037* b, c

    

0.001*** a, c

 No

1622 (68.12)

712 (69.06)

380 (63.97)

530 (70.11)

 

1193 (51.20)

710 (63.79)

256 (41.36)

227 (37.96)

 

 Yes

747 (31.37)

314 (30.46)

211 (35.52)

222 (29.37)

 

1130 (48.50)

399 (35.85)

363 (58.64)

368 (61.54)

 

Most recent delivery location

    

0.012* b, c

    

0.001*** a, b

 Your home/Other home/On the road/Other

445 (18.69)

188 (18.23)

134 (22.56)

123 (16.27)

 

241 (10.34)

134 (12.04)

72 (11.63)

35 (5.85)

 

 Health post/Facility/Hospital

1931 (81.10)

843 (81.77)

459 (77.27)

629 (83.20)

 

2089 (89.66)

979 (87.96)

547 (88.37)

563 (94.15)

 

Most recent delivery by skilled care provider

    

0.727

    

0.001*** a, b

 No

481 (20.20)

203 (19.69)

113 (19.02)

165 (21.83)

 

302 (12.96)

169 (15.18)

88 (14.22)

45 (7.53)

 

 Yes

1338 (56.19)

564 (54.70)

336 (56.57)

438 (57.94)

 

1973 (84.68)

915 (82.21)

526 (84.98)

532 (88.96)

 
  1. Independent sample t-test and Pearson chi-square test performed for categorical variables; The percentage for each of the variables reflects missing data
  2. *p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001
  3. a statistical significance between Group 1 of communities (neither MWH nor SILC) and Group 3 (both MWH & SILC)
  4. b statistical significance between Group 2 of communities (only MWH) and Group 3 (both MWH & SILC)
  5. c statistical significance between Group 1 of communities (neither MWH nor SILC) and Group 2 of communities (only MWH)