Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics of mothers of children in the intervention and control groups
From: Impact of vitamin A with zinc supplementation on malaria morbidity in Ghana
| Â | Intervention group | Control group |
|---|---|---|
|  | n = 100 (%) | n = 100 (%) |
Mean age of child (mo) | ||
Baseline (SD) | 14.3 (6.6) | 14.8 (6.1) |
End line(SD) | 19.7 (7.8) | 20.8 (8.5) |
Sex (%M) | 51 (51.0) | 44 (44.0) |
Parity | ||
1–3 | 51 (51.0) | 42 (42.0) |
4–6 | 30 (30.0) | 33 (33.0) |
>6 | 19 (19.0) | 25 (25.0) |
Occupation | ||
Farmer/labourer | 90 (90.0) | 93 (93.0) |
Professional | 10 (10.0) | 7 (7.0) |
Mothers age | ||
15–19 | 33 (33.0)33(33.0) | 40 (40.0) |
20–29 | 29 (29.0 | 37 (37.0) |
30–45 | 5 (5.0)) | 17 (17.0) |
Not known | Â | 6 (6.0) |
Highest education level | ||
None | 54 (54.0) | 63 (63.0) |
Primary | 21 (21.0) | 13 (13.0) |
Middle | 25 (25.0) | 24 (24.0) |
Ability to read | ||
Yes | 26 (26.0) | 24 (24.0) |
Bed net use | Â | Â |
Yes | 94 (94.0) | 95 (95.0) |
Electricity available | 2 (2.0) | 7 (7.0) |
Toilets available | 65 (65.0) | 64 (64.0) |
Drinking water | ||
Communal tap | 66 (66.0) | 66 (66.0) |
Ground well | 6 (6.0) | 6 (6.0) |
Stream | 28 (28.0) | 28 (28.0) |