Table 2 Baseline characteristics of study participants (n = 2,288), Boromo Health District, Burkina Faso (2004–2006)
Study arm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | All women n = 2288 | Intervention A n = 743 | Intervention B n = 801 | Control n = 744 |
Age | ||||
Median (range), years | 19 (14–41) | 20 (14–41) | 19 (15–37) | 19 (15–35) |
≤ 19 years | 54.1 | 45.9 | 60.8 | 55.1 |
Gravidity | ||||
Primigravidae | 55.6 | 57.1 | 56.2 | 53.6 |
Previous pregnancy outcome if secundigravid †: | ||||
Miscarriage or stillbirth | 13.0 | 15.7 | 11.7 | 11.9 |
Child death* | 16.7 | 12.9 | 17.4 | 19.4 |
Formal education (any school) | ||||
Mother | 21.5 | 25.3 | 18.1 | 21.4 |
Father ‡ | 26.6 | 29.1 | 28.0 | 22.6 |
Activity | ||||
Mother with own income | 69.3 | 52.6 | 79.3 | 75.3 |
Father farmer/breeder | 92.9 | 87.9 | 94.8 | 93.5 |
Wealth Index* § | ||||
most poor | 22.7 | 14.2 | 22.7 | 31.3 |
poor | 27.2 | 24.3 | 24.7 | 33.0 |
less poor | 24.9 | 19.6 | 32.7 | 22.1 |
least poor | 25.1 | 42.0 | 19.9 | 13.6 |
Marital status of mother | ||||
Not married | 5.1 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
Religion | ||||
Muslim | 48.0 | 57.5 | 44.9 | 41.8 |
Christian | 19.1 | 22.3 | 16.5 | 18.8 |
Traditional | 32.9 | 20.2 | 38.6 | 39.4 |
Ethnic group* | ||||
Bwaba/Dafing | 53.9 | 12.9 | 69.2 | 78.5 |
Ko/Nounouma | 24.1 | 60.8 | 10.7 | 1.9 |
Mossi | 11.3 | 16.3 | 11.1 | 6.6 |
Fulani | 5.5 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 4.0 |
Other | 5.1 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 9.0 |
Distance from nearest HC (km) | ||||
≤ 5 | 73.0 | 76.9 | 61.3 | 81.7 |
> 5 | 27.0 | 23.2 | 28.7 | 18.3 |
Bed net* | ||||
Owns bed net at enrolment | 30.2 | 35.1 | 35.8 | 19.1 |