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Table 3 Characteristics of 2085 reproductive-aged women respondents in the baseline (2014) and in the endline (2017) across the intervention and control sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo

From: Community-based maternal and child health project on 4+ antenatal care in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a difference-in-differences analysis

 

Baseline (2014)

Endline (2017)

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

Mean ± SD

 Respondent age

28.7 ± 6.7

28.6 ± 7.2

29.6 ± 6.9

29.4 ± 7.1

 Childbirth

3.4 ± 2.1

3.4 ± 2.2

3.9 ± 2.4

3.9 ± 2.4

 No. of household members

5.6 ± 2.2

5.2 ± 2.1

6.0 ± 2.3

5.8 ± 2.2

 No. of children under 5

1.8 ± 0.8

1.8 ± 0.7

1.7 ± 0.7

1.8 ± 0.9

 Monthly income ($)

64.7 ± 104.9

52.9 ± 83.9

51.3 ± 66.9

45.0 ± 63.6

 Monthly expenditures ($)

16.7 ± 25.8

23.5 ± 35.0

12.7 ± 19.8

13.2 ± 37.0

 Quality of life

67.2 ± 13.7

64.3 ± 12.6

68.7 ± 15.8

66.1 ± 15.0

Frequency (%)

 Antenatal care (≥4 times)

229 (41.4%)

41 (31.3%)

370 (53.4%)

251 (43.4%)

 Educational level (≥ secondary)

425 (86.8%)

81 (81.8%)

594 (82.7%)

449 (73.1%)

 Reading skills

349 (63.7%)

64 (49.6%)

434 (63.8%)

275 (49.8%)

 Writing skills

349 (63.7%)

62 (48.1%)

424 (62.4%)

269 (48.7%)

 Health insurance

31 (6.8%)

4 (2.7%)

19 (2.7%)

16 (2.7%)

No. of women respondents

602

150

719

614