Research Article
Efficacy of Different Doses of Multiple Micronutrient Powder on Haemoglobin Concentration in Children Aged 6–59 Months in Arusha District
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the study population.
| | Characteristics | Treatment group | | 5/wk () | 3/wk () | 2/wk () | 1/wk () | value |
| | Child age (months) | 17.7 ± 7.9 | 18.5 ± 6.9 | 20.1 ± 10.1 | 14.4 ± 7.9 | <0.001 | | Birth weight (kg) | 3.1 ± 0.5 (32) | 3.4 ± 0.5 (43) | 4.2 ± 11.5 (70) | 2.9 ± 0.5 (66) | 0.6 | | Mother’s age (years) | 25.3 ± 4.3 | 25.7 ± 4.4 | 25.8 ± 5.4 | 25.9 ± 4.7 | 0.1 | | Sex, male (%) | 44.7 | 64.3 | 64.2 | 54.1 | 0.08 | | EBF (%) | 14.9 | 12.9 | 20.1 | 9.2 | 0.1 | | Stunting (%) | 53.2 | 44.3 | 50.5 | 46.9 | 0.8 | | Underweight (%) | 21.4 | 24.3 | 27.4 | 21.4 | 0.8 | | Wasting (%) | 14.9 | 12.9 | 16.8 | 9.2 | 0.1 | | Marital status, married (%) | 87.2 | 90.0 | 91.6 | 92.9 | 0.7 |
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Values are means ± SD; significant at the 0.05 level. |
