Variables | Intervention | Control | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
(n = 39) | (n = 39) |  | |
Child variables | |||
 Age (in months) | 20.83 (14.76) | 21.05 (14.77) | 0.949 |
 Birth order (born after third child) | 23 (59.00%) | 11 (28.20%) | 0.006* |
 Peers in neighborhood (two or more) | 34 (87.20%) | 34 (87.20%) | 1.000 |
 Girls | 14 (35.90%) | 22 (56.40%) | 0.069 |
 Language performance | 17.50 (9.00) | 17.90 (8.90) | 0.860 |
 Personal social performance | 14.30 (6.30) | 14.40 (6.30) | 0.929 |
 Fine motor performance | 16.90 (6.20) | 16.40 (5.60) | 0.747 |
 Gross motor performance | 18.70 (7.90) | 18.80 (7.30) | 0.929 |
 Social-emotional performance | 49.00 (17.30) | 48.60 (24.50) | 0.936 |
 WHZ | 0.20 (1.40) | − 0.10 (1.60) | 0.490 |
 HAZ | −1.40 (1.50) | −1.20 (1.50) | 0.570 |
 WAZ | − 0.60 (1.20) | − 0.70 (1.20) | 0.782 |
Maternal variables | |||
 Age (in years) | 40.69 (10.00) | 25.87 (5.38) | < 0.001* |
 Education (Illiterate or ≤ grade 8) | 28 (71.80%) | 32 (82.10%) | 0.282 |
 Occupation (house maid or on street merchant) | 30 (76.90%) | 35 (89.70%) | 0.129 |
Family variables | |||
 Family size (more than 3) | 31 (79.50%) | 23 (59.00%) | 0.050 |
 Family income (< 1.90 USD/day) | 30 (76.90%) | 36 (92.30%) | 0.060 |