Table 1 Characteristics of study sample
| Â | Total | Intervention Arm | Â | Control Arm | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Pre- | Post- | Â | Pre- | Post- |
Study Population | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Number of sites | 14 | 7 | 7 |  | 7 | 7 |
   Total number of observations | 686 | 211 | 204 |  | 119 | 152 |
   Total number of providers | 55 | 20 | 21 |  | 25 | 25 |
Counseled only at baseline | 9 | 5 | 0 | Â | 4 | 0 |
Counseled only at endline | 10 | 0 | 6 | Â | 0 | 4 |
Counseled at baseline + endline | 36 | 15 | 15 | Â | 21 | 21 |
   Group and individual counseling (%) | 55.7 | 58.2 | 79.9 |  | 35.9 | 33.6 |
   Group counseling only (%) | 1.3 | 0 | 4.4 |  | 0 | 0.7 |
   Individual counseling only (%) | 43.0 | 41.8 | 15.7 |  | 64.1 | 65.8 |
Provider Characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Skilled provider type (%) | 86.5 | 83.3 | 95.2 |  | 92.0 | 87.5 |
   Mean age (yrs) | 34.6 | 35.3 | 33.6 |  | 34.4 | 34.2 |
   Completed secondary education (%) | 96.2 | 100 | 100 |  | 100 | 92 |
   Years working in health field (yrs) | 9.7 | 11.1 | 10.1 |  | 8.5 | 8.2 |
   Years working at health center (yrs) | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 |  | 2.9 | 3.7 |
Patient Characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Mean age (yrs) | 25.8 | 25.6 | 25.4 |  | 26.0 | 26.6 |
   Mean gestational age (months) | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 |  | 5.9 | 5.8 |
   Educational status (%, > 8 yrs) | 52.9 | 60.0 | 52.0 |  | 52.9 | 44.1 |
   1st prenatal visit (in current pregnancy) | 30.0 | 28.4 | 23.5 |  | 36.1 | 36.2 |
   Mean no. of ANC visits (in current pregnancy) | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 |  | 2.5 | 2.4 |
   Mean number of living children | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 |  | 1.8 | 1.9 |