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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Community health workers can improve child growth of antenatally-depressed, South African mothers: a cluster randomized controlled trial

  

intervention (N = 644)

SC (N = 594)

Total (N = 1238)

P-Value*

Demographic characteristics

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

 
 

Mean age (SD)

26.5

(5.5)

26.3

(5.6)

26.4

(5.5)

0.783

 

Mean highest education level (SD)

10.3

(1.8)

10.3

(1.8)

10.3

(1.8)

0.639

 

Married or lives with partner

377

(58.5)

324

(54.6)

701

(56.6)

0.524

 

Sexual partner, past 3 months

580

(90.1)

522

(87.9)

1102

(89.0)

0.284

 

Ever employed

129

(20.0)

104

(17.5)

233

(18.8)

0.341

 

Monthly household income >2000 Rand

280

(45.6)

279

(48.1)

559

(46.8)

0.484

 

Formal housing

197

(30.6)

191

(32.2)

388

(31.3)

0.958

 

Water on site

333

(51.7)

327

(55.1)

660

(53.3)

0.983

 

Flush toilet

340

(52.8)

343

(57.7)

683

(55.2)

0.923

 

Electricity

569

(88.4)

543

(91.4)

1112

(89.8)

0.843

Maternal Health

 

Non-primipara

422

(65.5)

394

(66.3)

816

(65.9)

0.714

 

Mean number of live births (SD)

1.5

(0.9)

1.7

(1.1)

1.6

(1.0)

0.005

 

Previous LBW infants

61

(14.5)

69

(17.5)

130

(15.9)

0.117

 

Tested for TB, lifetime

206

(32.0)

210

(35.4)

416

(33.6)

0.225

 

Test positive TB, lifetime

53

(8.2)

50

(9.4)

103

(8.8)

0.438

Mental Health

 

EPDS > 13

238

(37.0)

195

(32.8)

433

(35.0)

0.265

HIV

 

Ever tested for HIV

590

(91.6)

550

(92.6)

1140

(92.1)

0.566

 

Women living with HIV

149

(25.5)

146

(26.7)

295

(26.1)

0.649

Alcohol

 

Drank any alcohol, month prior to pregnancy discovery

155

(24.1)

129

(25.8)

284

(24.8)

0.592

 

AUDIT-C > 2, month prior to pregnancy discovery

113

(17.6)

101

(20.2)

214

(18.7)

0.323

 

Drank any alcohol after pregnancy discovery

56

(8.7)

49

(9.8)

105

(9.2)

0.540

 

AUDIT-C > 2, after pregnancy discovery

41

(6.4)

24

(4.8)

65

(5.7)

0.385

 

Drank any alcohol, anytime during pregnancy

172

(26.7)

154

(25.9)

326

(26.3)

0.808

  1. *P-values from linear (continuous variables) or logistic (binary) random effects regressions, adjusted for neighbourhood clustering