TABLE 4 Changes in Reported Social Support, by Intervention Area: Difference-in-Difference Analysis
Father Intervention Area (Kitagwa)Grandmother Intervention Area (Viguru)Comparison Area (Mambai)Father vs. Comparison AreaGrandmother vs. Comparison Area
DiDORP ValueDiDORP Value
Mothers’ Reported Receipt of Social Support From Child’s Father or Grandmother
No. of support actions received, median
 Baseline5.05.05.0
 Endline10.010.06.04.04.0
Any social support received, No. (%)
 Baseline92 (97.8)77 (94.8)89 (96.6)
 Endline70 (100.0)71 (100.0)76 (94.7)4.17.1
5+ social support actions received, No. (%)
 Baseline92 (65.2)77 (58.4)89 (66.3)
 Endline70 (97.1)71 (97.2)76 (72.4)25.813.6.00232.718.4.001
Fathers’ Reported Provision of Social Support to Child’s Mother
Any social support provided by fathers, No. (%)
 Baseline85 (88.2)NA46 (84.8)
 Endline75 (100.0)NA63 (90.5)6.1NANANA
5+ social support actions provided by fathers, No. (%)
 Baseline85 (63.5)NA46 (54.3)
 Endline75 (98.7)NA63 (52.4)37.146.0.001NANANA
5+ physical support actions provided by fathers, No. (%)
 Baseline85 (18.8)NA46 (21.7)
 Endline75 (96.0)NA63 (44.4)54.535.9.001NANANA
3+ material support actions provided by fathers, No. (%)
 Baseline85 (38.8)NA46 (45.7)
 Endline75 (96.0)NA63 (69.8)33.013.7.001NANANA
Grandmothers’ Reported Provision of Social Support to Child’s Mother
Any social support provided by grandmothers, No. (%)
 BaselineNA79 (86.1)86 (94.2)
 EndlineNA81 (97.5)73 (97.3)NANANA8.42.9.36
5+ social support actions provided by grandmothers, No. (%)
 BaselineNA79 (60.8)86 (67.4)
 EndlineNA81 (90.1)73 (86.3)NANANA10.41.9.27
5+ physical support actions provided by grandmothers, No. (%)
 BaselineNA79 (60.8)86 (67.4)
 EndlineNA81 (64.2)73 (38.4)NANANA36.64.4.002
3+ material support actions provided by grandmothers, No. (%)
 BaselineNA79 (10.1)86 (23.3)
 EndlineNA81 (72.8)73 (57.5)NANANA28.45.3.003
  • Abbreviations: DiD, difference-in-difference; OR, odds ratio.

  • (–): No values reported either because the indicator is reported in terms of median or because there is 100% response; in either case, logistic regression cannot be fitted.