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Table 1 Changes in the living conditions of the participant’s families during follow-up period

From: Are there changes in the nutritional status of children of Oportunidades families in rural Chiapas, Mexico? A cohort prospective study

Year of evaluation

2002–2003

2004–2005

2010–2011

p a

Number of people

1093

1106

1060

 

Mean age in years of the children’s mothers (SD)

27.31 (6.77)

29.43 (8.05)

36.83 (7.95)

p = 0.000

Children under 5 years old, global and by sexb

    

Total

26.2 %

23 %

10.6 %

p = 0.000

Men

11.7 %

11.2 %

4.8 %

p = 0.000

Women

14.5 %

11.8 %

5.8 %

p = 0.000

Illiterate population over 15 years old

35.2 %

30.7 %

22.4 %

p = 0.000

No-schooling population over 15 years old

31.7 %

27.3 %

22.5 %

p = 0.000

Number of homes visited

159

157

157

 

Homes with dirty floor

93.7 %

84.3 %

15.1 %

p = 0.000

Houses with electricity

93.1 %

97.5 %

100.0 %

p = 0.001

Homes with refrigerator

9.4 %

14.5 %

40.3 %

p = 0.000

Houses with TV

32.7 %

50.9 %

66.7 %

p = 0.000

Households with piped water

78.6 %

81.8 %

97.5 %

p = 0.000

Overcrowded housings

91.2 %

92.5 %

72.3 %

p = 0.000

Families who eat red meat once a month

23.3 %

30.8 %

40.3 %

p = 0.005

Average income from Progresa-Oportunidades per person (USD)

$6.91

$8.91

$29.38

p = 0.000

  1. aOn a chi-square test for proportions and F test for averages
  2. bIn the first, second, and third evaluation, all children were under 5 years of age. In the second evaluation, only cohort children still under 5 years of age were included; the other children were their brothers and sisters who fulfill the criteria of being under 5 years of age. In the third evaluation, any children from the cohort were included for being older than 5 years of age