Characteristics | Pre-intervention | 6-week follow-up | Box M p value | Wilk’s lambda | P value |
M (SD) | M (SD) | ||||
Age | |||||
15–19 | 13.8 (1.92) | 39.8 (0.84) | 0.195 | 0.955 | 0.085 |
20–24 | 12.2 (2.5) | 13.2 (1.3) | |||
25–29 | 12.97 (1.99) | 13.18 (1.32) | |||
30–34 | 12.06 (2.34) | 13.10 (1.41) | |||
35–39 | 12.95 (2.52) | 12.84 (1.58) | |||
40–44 | 12 (1) | 12 (2.64) | |||
Gravidity | |||||
Primigravida | 12.21 (2.38) | 10.02 (1.61) | 0.080 | 0.994 | 0.252 |
Multigravida | 12.72 (2.25) | 13.18 (1.24) | |||
Parity | |||||
Nullipara | 2.17 (2.36) | 13.04 (1.55) | 0.039 | 0.974 | 0.136 |
Primipara | 12.4 (2.48) | 13.22 (1.16) | |||
Multipara | 13.09 (2.06) | 13.23 (1.11) | |||
Grand multipara | 12.54 (2.3) | 12.9 (1.78) | |||
Gestational age | |||||
1st trimester | 11.7 (1.91) | 12.86 (1.43) | 0.453 | 0.988 | 0.108 |
2nd trimester | 12.68 (2.34) | 13.16 (1.37) | |||
Marital status | |||||
Married | 12.56 (2.25) | 13.08 (1.4) | 0.086 | 0.997 | 0.411 |
Single | 12.56 (2.98) | 13.56 (0.96) | |||
Woman’s educational status | |||||
Junior and below | 12.16 (2.32) | 12.89 (1.48) | 0.426 | 0.996 | 0.659 |
Secondary | 12.62 (2.35) | 13.21 (1.3) | |||
College/university level | 12.86 (2.06) | 13.14 (1.56) | |||
Husband’s educational level | |||||
Junior and below | 12.15 (2.25) | 12.62 (1.53) | 0.026 | 0.990 | 0.759 |
Secondary | 12.69 (2.16) | 13.29 (1.25) | |||
College/university level | 12.38 (2.55) | 12.78 (1.7) | |||
Occupation | |||||
Housewife | 12.6 (2.23) | 13.26 (1.22) | 0.276 | 0.998 | 0.847 |
Government employee | 12.59 (2.55) | 12.78 (1.73) | |||
Private employee | 13.37 (2.4) | 12.85 (1.59) | |||
Unemployed | 11.75 (2.62) | 13.25 (1.5) | |||
Number of ANC visits | |||||
One | 12.51 (2.24) | 13.11 (1.46) | 0.558 | 0.996 | 0.835 |
Two | 12.61 (2.49) | 13.34 (1.15) | |||
Three | 12.62 (2.28) | 13.06 (1.41) | |||
Four or more | 12.45 (2.35) | 12.7 (1.38) |
ANC, antenatal care.