Characteristics

Global analysis

N = 500

Bivariate analysis

p

Control group

N = 250

Intervention group

N = 250

Characteristics of mothers

Age

27 [23 - 31]

27 [23 - 32]

26 [2 3- 31]

0.847

Place of residence

0.465

Urban

337 (67.4)

172 (68.8)

165 (66.0)

Suburban

85 (17.0)

44 (17.6)

41 (16.4)

Rural

78 (15.6)

34 (13.6)

44 (17.6)

Educational levels

0.180

Illiterate

61 (12.2)

34 (13.6)

27 (10.8)

Literacy courses

16 (3.2)

8 (3.2)

8 (3.2)

Primary

166 (33.2)

93 (37.2)

73 (29.2)

Secondary

224 (44.8)

99 (39.6)

125 (50.0)

University

33 (6.6)

16 (16.4)

17 (6.8)

Mother’s profession

0.433

Housewife

452 (90.4)

229 (91.6)

223 (89.2)

Employee

41 (8.2)

19 (7.6)

22 (8.8)

Other

7 (1.4)

2 (0.8)

5 (2.)

Number of children

0.384

1

223 (44.6)

106 (42.4)

117 (46.8)

2

146 (29.2)

72 (28.8)

74 (29.6)

3

89 (17.8)

53 (21.2)

36 (14.4)

4

27 (5.4)

13 (5.2)

14 (5.6)

5

1 (2.8)

6 (2.4)

8 (3.2)

≥6

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.4)

Pregnancy follow-up

0.399

No

13 (2.6)

5 (2.0)

8 (3.2)

Yes

487 (97.4)

245 (98.0)

242 (96.8)

Number of prenatal visits

0.123

1

8 (1.6)

3 (1.2)

5 (2.1)

2

24 (4.9)

7 (2.9)

17 (7.0)

3

62 (12.7)

32 (13.1)

30 (12.4)

4

91 (18.7)

53 (21.6)

38 (15.7)

≥5

302 (60.4)

150 (61.2)

152 (62.8)

Place of follow-up

0.011

Public sector

215 (44.1)

107 (43.7)

108 (44.6)