TABLE 2. Basic Sociodemographic Characteristics at Baseline (2008–2009), Rural Ethiopia
ComparisonIntervention
No. of households interviewed58,94460,408
No. of residents per household, median55
No. of women of reproductive age interviewed58,49756,733
General fertility rate (no. of live births per 1,000 women of reproductive age)163169
No. of women with a live birth in past 1 year9,5319,600
Age in years of women with live birth in past 1 year, mean (SD) (range)28 (6) (14–50)28 (6) (14–50)
No. of lifetime live births prior to interview among women with live birth in past 1 year, median44
Neonatal mortality rate among women with live birth in past 1 year (deaths during days 0–27 per 1,000 live births)33.635.0
No. of women with a live birth in past 60 days1,3711,358
Percentage of women with live birth in past 60 days who ever attended school33%26%
No. of years of education among women with live birth in past 60 days who ever attended school44
Wealth quintiles among women with live birth in past 60 days, No. (%)
    Lowest287 (21%)253 (19%)
    2nd258 (19%)280 (21%)
    3rd274 (20%)273 (20%)
    4th261 (19%)280 (21%)
    Highest280 (20%)262 (19%)
    Missing11 (1%)10 (1%)
  • Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.