Table 3 Demographic characteristics of children ≤ 10 years under the caregivers in the end-line household survey
Characteristics | Both arms n (%) | Intervention Arm n (%) | Control Arm n (%) | X2, p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total children | 1,225 (100) | 574 (100) | 651 (100) | |
Gender n (%) | ||||
Males | 652 (53.2) | 312 (54.4) | 340 (52.2) | 0.47, 0.491 |
Females | 573 (46.8) | 262 (45.6) | 311 (47.8) | |
Age (years) n (%) | 0.03, 0.872 | |||
< 5 | 560 (45.7) | 261 (45.5) | 299 (45.9) | |
6–10 | 665 (54.3) | 313 (54.5) | 352 (54.1) | |
Age (mean + SD) | 5.03 ± 2.83 | 4.79 ± 2.72 | t = −1.4810, 0.9306 | |
Caregiver-child relationship, n (%) | 16.14, 0.001 | |||
Son/daughter | 1116 (91.1) | 508 (88.6) | 608 (93.5) | |
Grandchild | 91 (7.4) | 60 (10.5) | 31 (4.8) | |
Niece/nephew | 16 (1.3) | 6 (0.9) | 10 (1.5) | |
Not related | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | |