Table 2 |
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| Personal and household characteristics of participants at enrollment | ||||||
| Single-dose only group | All participants | |||||
| Non-pregnant | Pregnant | P | Non-pregnant | Pregnant | Pa | |
| # Enrolled | 18 | 13 | 34 | 27 | ||
| Month of enrollment | ||||||
| July-August, 2009 | 18 (100 %) | 5 (38 %) | <0.001 | 33 (97%) | 5 (19%) | <0.001 |
| Sept-Oct 2009 | 0 | 8 (62 %) | 1 (3%) | 8 (30%) | ||
| February 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (52%) | ||
| Age (years), Mean (±SD) | 23.9 (±3.8) | 20.9 (±2.7) | 0.022 | 24.2 (±4.1) | 21.6 (±2.9) | 0.006 |
| Married | 11 (61%) | 13 (100%) | 0.025 | 23 (68%) | 27 (100%) | 0.001 |
| Education level attained | ||||||
| None | 1 (6%) | 2 (15%) | 0.750 | 3 (9%) | 6 (22%) | 0.293 |
| Primary | 11 (61%) | 7 (54%) | 21 (62%) | 16 (59%) | ||
| Secondary or higher | 6 (33%) | 4 (31%) | 10 (29%) | 5 (19%) | ||
| Husband’s education level | ||||||
| None | 2 (18%) | 3 (23%) | 1.000 | 2 (9%) | 4 (15%) | 0.786 |
| Primary | 4 (36%) | 4 (31%) | 10 (43%) | 13 (48%) | ||
| Secondary or higher | 5 (45%) | 6 (46%) | 11 (48%) | 10 (37%) | ||
| Home ownership | 6 (33%) | 1 (8%) | 0.191 | 7 (21%) | 2 (7%) | 0.276 |
| House constructed from cement, brick or tileb | ||||||
| Floor | 18 (100%) | 11 (85%) | 0.168 | 33 (98%) | 22 (81%) | 0.079 |
| Walls | 16 (89%) | 10 (77%) | 0.625 | 30 (88%) | 18 (67%) | 0.042 |
| Roof | 6 (33%) | 6 (46%) | 0.710 | 13 (38%) | 7 (26%) | 0.412 |
| Height (cm), mean (±SD) | 149.7 (±3.7) | 150.3 (±3.9) | 0.685 | 150.8 (±4.3) | 150.5 (±4.3) | 0.758 |
a. ANOVA for comparisons of continuous variables, Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables.
b. In comparison to tin or natural materials (e.g., earth, bamboo).
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