Table 1 Background Characteristics of Study Women Before (2005-2006) and After (2008-2009) Intervention Implementation by Service Area, Matlab, Bangladesh
Variables* | icddr, b Service Area | Government Service Area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Before | After | P-value | Before | After | P-value |
| Â | N (%) | N (%) | Â | N (%) | N (%) | Â |
Age(years) | ||||||
   < 20 | 749 (14.0) | 778 (14.7) | 0.015 | 703 (13.3) | 563 (11.7) | 0.019 |
   20-24 | 1742 (32.5) | 1755 (33.1) |  | 1691 (32.0) | 1633 (33.9) |  |
   25-34 | 2285 (42.7) | 2297 (43.3) |  | 2358 (44.6) | 2095 (43.5) |  |
   > = 35 | 578 (10.8) | 475 (9.0) |  | 539 (10.2) | 525 (10.8) |  |
   Mean (SD†) age in year | 26.5 (6) | 26.2 (6) |  | 26.5 (6) | 26.7 (6) |  |
Parity | ||||||
   0 | 1997 (37.3) | 2058 (38.7) | < 0.001 | 1840 (34.8) | 1761 (36.6) | 0.001 |
   1-2 | 2524 (41.1) | 2612 (49.3) |  | 2389 (45.2) | 2226 (46.2) |  |
   > = 3 | 833 (15.6) | 634 (12.0) |  | 1062 (20.1) | 829 (17.2) |  |
Asset index | ||||||
   1 | 843 (15.7) | 821 (15.5) | 0.244 | 888 (16.8) | 749 (15.6) | < 0.001 |
   2 | 927 (17.3) | 904 (17.0) |  | 1037 (19.6) | 805 (16.7) |  |
   3 | 1108 (20.7) | 1070 (20.2) |  | 1033 (19.5) | 1100 (23.0) |  |
   4 | 1227 (22.9) | 1171 (22.1) |  | 1214 (22.9) | 1092 (22.7) |  |
   5 | 1249 (23.3) | 1339 (25.2) |  | 1119 (21.1) | 1060 (22.0) |  |
Education (years) | ||||||
   No education | 1075 (20.1) | 1007 (19.0) | 0.188 | 1036 (19.6) | 1313 (27.3) | < 0.001 |
   Primary | 1384 (25.8) | 1440 (27.1) |  | 1559 (29.5) | 1396 (29.0) |  |
   Secondary or above | 2895 (54.1) | 2858 (53.9) |  | 2696 (51.0) | 2107 (43.8) |  |
Gestational age (weeks) | ||||||
   < 37 | 897 (16.8) | 650 (12.3) | < 0.001 | 905 (17.1) | 714 (14.8) | < 0.001 |
   > = 37 | 4457 (83.2) | 4655 (87.3) |  | 4386 (82.9) | 4102 (85.2) |  |
   Mean (SD†) gestational age in weeks | 38.8 (2.6) | 39.1 (2.4) |  | 38.7 (2.5) | 39.0 (2.5) |  |