Characteristics | Supplementation groups | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
2 month MNP (n = 439) | 4 month MNP (n = 379) | ||
Child characteristic | |||
Age (Month)a | 14 · 11 ± 5 · 25 | 12 · 20 ± 5 · 24 | 0 · 000 |
Sex, Female | 207 (47.15) | 191 (50.40) | 0.355 |
Feeding history (%) | |||
Initiation of breast feeding <1 h | 231 (52.74) | 237 (62.53) | 0.005 |
Colostrum feeding | 415 (94 · 53) | 356 (93 · 93) | 0.712 |
Introduction of soft and semisolid food | |||
< 3 months | 45 (10 · 30) | 32 (8 · 44) | 0.418 |
3–5 months | 87 (19.91) | 83 (21.90) | |
5–7 months | 279 (63 · 84) | 249 (65.70) | |
> 7 months | 26 (5 · 95) | 15 (3.96) | |
Vitamin A in the last six month | 277 (63.10) | 196 (51.72) | 0 · 001 |
Nutritional Statusa | |||
Weight for height z score | −1 · 07 ± 1 · 17 | −0 · 70 ± 1 · 16 | 0.000 |
Height for age z score | −1 · 74 ± 1 · 25 | −1 · 58 ± 1 · 18 | 0.053 |
Weight for age z score | −1 · 70 ± 1 · 28 | −1 · 38 ± 1 · 28 | 0.0004 |
Mother’s characteristic | |||
Mother’s age (Year)a | 24 · 87 ± 5 · 41 | 24 · 75 ± 4 · 73 | 0.725 |
Mother’s education (%) | |||
No schooling | 94 (21.41) | 69 (18 · 21) | 0.138 |
Primary incomplete | 139 (31.66) | 101 (26.65) | |
Primary complete | 169 (38.50) | 172 (45.38) | |
Secondary | 37 (8.43) | 37 (9.76) | |
Household characteristic | |||
Food security status | |||
Food secure | 226 (51.48) | 246 (64.91) | 0.001 |
Mild food insecurity | 52 (11.85) | 37 (9.76) | |
Moderate food insecurity | 95 (21.64) | 64 (16.89) | |
Severe food insecurity | 66 (15.03) | 32 (8.44) | |
Asset indexb | |||
Poorest | 90 (20.50) | 74 (19.53) | 0.406 |
Poor | 89 (20.27) | 75 (19.79) | |
Middle | 97 (22.10) | 68 (17.94) | |
Rich | 78 (17.77) | 84 (22.16) | |
Richest | 85 (19.36) | 78 (20.58) | |
Monthly income US$ (1 US$ = 78 BDT) | |||
≤ 64 | 106 (24.15) | 72 (19.00) | 0.079 |
65–128 | 246 (56.04) | 226 (59.63) | |
129–192 | 41 (9.34) | 50 (13.19) | |
> 192 | 46 (10.48) | 31 (8.18) | |
Biochemical characteristic of children | |||
Hemoglobin (g/dl)a | 10.57 ± 1.28 | 10.78 ± 1.35 | 0.023 |