| Control group (n = 252) | Philani intervention (n = 536) | Total (n = 788) |  | |||
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 | n | % | n | % | n | % |  |
Child characterisics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mean age at admission (months), SD | 21.2 | 16.6 | 17.3 | 15.3 | 18.5 | 15.9 | ** |
Female gender | 163 | 64.7 | 316 | 59.1 | 479 | 60.9 | Â |
Low birth weight (N = 657) | 92 | 46.2 | 258 | 56.3 | 350 | 53.3 | * |
Mean weight at admission (kilograms), SD | 7.8 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 3.1 | ** |
Mean weight-for-age Z-score (WAZ), SD | -3.1 | 1.9 | -3.4 | 1.0 | -3.3 | 1.4 | * |
Supported by nutrition program | 38 | 15.1 | 109 | 20.4 | 147 | 18.7 | Â |
Mother characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Has deceased children | 6 | 2.4 | 21 | 3.9 | 27 | 3.4 | Â |
Employed | 22 | 8.9 | 56 | 10.5 | 78 | 10 | Â |
Received any grants | 176 | 70.4 | 341 | 63.9 | 517 | 65.9 | Â |
Born outside of Cape Town | 215 | 86.4 | 453 | 85.0 | 668 | 85.4 | Â |
   Mean number of years in Cape Town, SD | 10.1 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 10.0 | 7.2 |  |
Housing/living situation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Reported by mother | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Housing description | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Formal | 76 | 30.3 | 160 | 30.2 | 236 | 30.3 |  |
   Site & service | 47 | 18.7 | 92 | 17.4 | 139 | 17.8 |  |
   Informal | 128 | 51.0 | 277 | 52.4 | 405 | 51.9 |  |
Mean number of adults living in household, SD | 4.6 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 2.7 | Â |
Water on site | 119 | 47.4 | 254 | 48.1 | 373 | 47.9 | Â |
Flush toilet vs. bucket/nothing | 138 | 55.9 | 291 | 55.1 | 429 | 55.4 | Â |
Cut size of meals due to lack of money | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Child(ren)'s meals | 70 | 28.0 | 133 | 25.1 | 203 | 26.0 |  |
   Adult(s) meals | 91 | 36.6 | 170 | 32.1 | 261 | 33.6 |  |
Reported by interviewer | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No foul odor on property | 226 | 91.5 | 487 | 92.1 | 713 | 91.9 | Â |
Good hygeine | 79 | 31.7 | 167 | 31.5 | 246 | 31.5 | Â |