Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the control and intervention group
Variable name | Control group (n = 252) | Intervention group (n = 235) | p-value of t-test | Less carbohydrates (n = 46) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of crops produced | 3.476 (1.748) | 3.587 (1.758) | 0.49 | 4.152 (2.43) |
Distance to the market (in walking minutes) | 56.623 (48.376) | 62.102 (54.287) | 0.24 | 62.173 (57.272) |
Household size (number of members) | 9.377 (5.753) | 9.851 (5.733) | 0.36 | 11.370 (6.252) |
Age of the household head | 40.377 (12.616) | 41.557 (13.249) | 0.31 | 41.826 (15.035) |
Tropical livestock index (TLU) | 0.108 (0.207) | 0.102 (0.233) | 0.76 | 0.135 (0.228) |
Amount of credit borrowed in CFA | 31,172.42 (95,104.3) | 31,723.4 (75,609.41) | 0.94 | 23,260.87 (62,184.47) |
Quality of the soil (Scale from 1–10)a | 5.317 (2.063) | 5.689 (1.924) | 0.04 | 5.630 (1.678) |
Rainfall (Scale from 1–10)b | 5.480 (1.841) | 5.366 (2.053) | 0.52 | 5.022 (1.972) |
Salary from off-farm employment in CFA | 126,690 (633,453.1) | 72,904.68 (319,484.4) | 0.24 | 159,934.8 (646,533.5) |
Hours worked off-farm | 438.587 (1231.783) | 318.315 (869.457) | 0.22 | 301.043 (888.392) |
Prevalence of disease or illness associated with nutrient in the household | 41.67% | 31.91% | 0.03 | 34.78% |
Literacy of the household head (1: literate; 0: illiterate) | 41.27% | 32.77% | 0.05 | 30.43% |