Maternal nutrition counselling is associated with reduced stunting prevalence and improved feeding practices in early childhood: a post-program comparison study

Table 1 Background characteristics of study population

Characteristics	EHC		EHC + Nutrition
Characteristics	n	%	n	%
Administrative zone
North	223	15.36	206	13.23
Central	631	43.46	541	34.75
South	598	41.18	810	52.02
Household wealth status
Poorest	301	20.73	256	16.44
Poorer	307	21.14	280	17.98
Middle	273	18.80	346	22.22
Richer	307	21.14	386	24.79
Richest	264	18.18	289	18.56
Child age (months)
0–5	133	9.16	256	16.44
6–23	636	43.80	718	46.11
24–59	683	47.04	583	37.44
Child gender
Male	729	50.21	818	52.54
Female	723	49.79	739	47.46
Maternal age (years)
< 20	126	8.68	221	14.19
20–29	936	64.46	955	61.34
≥ 30	390	26.86	381	24.47
Maternal education
No schooling	98	6.75	87	5.59
Primary incomplete^a	239	16.46	258	16.57
Primary or secondary incomplete^b	812	55.92	894	57.42
Secondary or higher^c	303	20.87	318	20.42
Maternal occupation
Housewife	1380	95.04	1487	95.50
Working outside	72	4.96	70	4.50
N	1452	100.0	1557	100.0

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