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Table 1 Comparison of anthropometric characteristics at baseline and after the 12-months observation period

From: Understanding why child welfare clinic attendance and growth of children in the nutrition surveillance programme is below target: lessons learnt from a mixed methods study in Ghana

Characteristics

Baseline

12th month

Community-based (n = 104)

Facility-based (n = 116)

P value

Community-based (n = 104)

Facility-based (n = 116)

P value

Mean±SD

95% CI

Mean±SD

95% CI

 

Mean±SD

95% CI

Mean±SD

95% CI

 

n (%)

 

n (%)

  

n (%)

 

n (%)

  

Age (months) a

2.25±0.86

2.08–2.24

2.16±0.95

1.98–2.33

0.439

13.25±0.86

13.08–13.42

13.17±0.97

13.00–13.36

0.532

Weight (kg) a

5.29±1.43

4.80–6.10

4.85±1.28

4.38–5.30

0.035

8.97±1.95

8.55–9.24

8.79±1.35

8.26–9.15

0.547

WAZ a

− 0.60±1.04

−0.81 - -0.40

− 0.94±1.44

−1.21 - -0.71

0.049

− 0.27±1.32

−0.56 - 0.02

− 0.62±1.65

−0.94 - -0.33

0.081

Underweight (%) b

9(8.7)

3.8–14.4

23(19.8)

12.9–26.7

0.022

12(11.5)

5.8–18.3

18(15.5)

9.5–22.4

0.436

  1. aunpaired t test
  2. bFisher’s exact test