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Table 3 ITT effects on knowledge

From: Do improvements in infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices endure the test of time?

 

Treatment

Control

Adjusted

n

Mean

SD

n

Mean

SD

Effect

Lower bound

Upper bound

Short term

Knowledge index

589

0.486

(0.09)

587

0.473

(0.10)

0.013**

0.002

0.024

Standardized knowledge index

589

0.183

(0.95)

587

0.057

(0.99)

0.134**

0.023

0.244

Diet during pregnancy

589

0.612

(0.19)

587

0.612

(0.20)

0.001

− 0.021

0.024

Diet during pregnancy (standardized)

589

0.036

(0.95)

587

0.034

(0.99)

0.005

− 0.105

0.116

Breastfeeding

589

0.801

(0.19)

587

0.778

(0.19)

0.025**

0.003

0.046

Breastfeeding (standardized)

589

0.126

(0.98)

587

0.007

(0.99)

0.129**

0.016

0.242

Complementary feeding

589

0.382

(0.15)

587

0.344

(0.13)

0.038***

0.022

0.054

Complementary feeding (standardized)

589

0.306

(1.12)

587

0.020

(0.99)

0.287***

0.166

0.407

Benefits of animal products

589

0.358

(0.17)

587

0.372

(0.18)

− 0.014

− 0.034

0.006

Benefits of animal products (standardized)

589

− 0.038

(0.93)

587

0.039

(1.03)

− 0.080

− 0.192

0.032

Benefits of micronutrients

589

0.557

(0.16)

587

0.539

(0.17)

0.021**

0.002

0.039

Benefits of micronutrients (standardized)

589

0.153

(0.91)

587

0.048

(0.97)

0.120**

0.012

0.227

Long term

Knowledge index

589

0.407

(0.14)

587

0.374

(0.13)

0.035***

0.020

0.050

Standardized knowledge index

589

0.251

(1.05)

587

− 0.001

(1.00)

0.269***

0.152

0.386

Diet during pregnancy

589

0.618

(0.19)

587

0.595

(0.20)

0.025**

0.003

0.047

Diet during pregnancy (standardized)

589

0.101

(0.96)

587

− 0.012

(1.00)

0.129**

0.017

0.240

Breastfeeding

589

0.747

(0.20)

587

0.735

(0.21)

0.014

− 0.009

0.038

Breastfeeding (standardized)

589

0.053

(0.93)

587

− 0.003

(1.00)

0.068

− 0.042

0.178

Complementary feeding

589

0.347

(0.15)

587

0.303

(0.14)

0.044***

0.028

0.060

Complementary feeding (standardized)

589

0.334

(1.09)

587

0.007

(1.00)

0.323***

0.203

0.443

Benefits of animal products

589

0.247

(0.25)

587

0.216

(0.24)

0.032**

0.004

0.061

Benefits of animal products (standardized)

589

0.121

(1.04)

587

− 0.005

(1.00)

0.132**

0.015

0.249

Benefits of micronutrients

589

0.421

(0.23)

587

0.386

(0.22)

0.040***

0.015

0.065

Benefits of micronutrients (standardized)

589

0.166

(1.04)

587

0.004

(1.00)

0.185***

0.069

0.301

  1. Significant effects are in bold font; ***, **, and * indicate p < 0.01, p < 0.05, and p < 0.1, respectively. Adjusted regression controls for caregiver age (years), caregiver education (years), household size, monthly household per-capita income, and dummy variables for water connection, sewer connection, and bathroom or latrine. To ensure comparison of the same households over time, the sample is restricted to the balanced panel of households with complete knowledge information