Differences in Child Nutrition Outcomes at Endline Between the Intervention and Control Groups
| Intervention Group: Children of FFS Beneficiaries (n=265) | Control Group: Children of Non-FFS Participants (n=206) | Difference Between Groups | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted endline stunting prevalence,a % (CI) | 60.2 (50.8 to 69.6) | 58.8 (50.1 to 67.5) | 1.4 (−10.7 to 13.6) | .81 |
| Adjusted endline underweight prevalence,b % (CI) | 22.3 (14.8 to 29.8) | 29.8 (22.0 to 37.7) | −7.6 (−17.7 to 2.5) | .13 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; FFS, farmer field school; SD, standard deviation.
↵a Adjusted for baseline stunting status, territory, agro-ecological zone, maternal age, and maternal education; children with a height-for-age z score less than −2 SD using the 2006 WHO child growth standards (for children ages 6–59 months) and the 2007 WHO reference (for children over 5 years) were classified as stunted.
↵b Adjusted for baseline underweight status, territory, agro-ecological zone, maternal age, and maternal education; children with a weight-for-age z score less than −2 SD using the 2006 WHO child growth standards (for children ages 6–59 months) and the 2007 WHO reference (for children over 5 years) were classified as underweight.