Table 4

 Effect of intervention on maternal functioning: mean scores at baseline, 6 months and 12 months and results of analysis of covariance adjusting for baseline scores and total number of risk factors

Measure*Study groupnAssessmentANCOVA p values
Baseline6 months12 monthsStudy groupTimeTime by group
ANCOVA, analysis of covariance; GHQ, General Health Questionnaire; GRIMS, Rust Inventory of Marital State; RSI, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Inventory; SEQ, Self-Efficacy Questionnaire; SSQ, Social Support Questionnaire.
*Higher scores on the SSQ, RSI and SEQ indicate improvement; lower scores on the GHQ and GRIMS indicate improvement.
Mental health (GHQ)Control5615.14 (7.39)13.96 (7.43)11.88 (7.24)0.750.0260.92
Home visiting6114.98 (6.28)13.98 (6.69)12.34 (5.56)
Social support (SSQ)Control1220.67 (8.47)14.67 (6.02)15 (6.37)0.0040.450.68
Home visiting1720.41 (6.61)20.71 (6.62)19.41 (7.97)
Self-esteem (RSI)Control5528.25 (5.54)28.42 (5.2)29.42 (6.24)0.90.910.72
Home visiting5928.03 (5.24)28.53 (5.34)29.19 (5.39)
Relationship with partner (GRIMS)Control2856.54 (10.43)52.96 (14.2)53.36 (11.03)0.390.290.97
Home visiting3657.61 (13.65)51.64 (16.31)51.83 (13.13)
Self-efficacy (SEQ)Control5427.28 (3.9)27.3 (4.48)28.48 (5.55)0.330.410.75
Home visiting6327.35 (4.97)27.88 (4.96)29.21 (4.67)