Table 1.
Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of the respondent families
| Variable | Intervention (n = 50) |
Control (n = 68) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) age of respondent 1 | 27.58 (6.76) | 28.82 (7.61) | 0.36 |
| Mean (SD) age of study child 1 | 3.49 (0.96) | 3.64 (0.84) | 0.37 |
| Respondent gender: Female 2 | 50 (100%) | 65 (95.6%) | 0.26 |
| Child gender: Female3 | 27 (54%) | 31 (45.6%) | 0.37 |
| Hindu religion 2 | 46 (92%) | 58 (85.3%) | 0.39 |
| Mean (SD) years of education (respondent) 4 | 6.22 (3.05) | 5.35 (3.63) | 0.22 |
| Mean (SD) years of education (head of the household) 1 | 6.56 (3.98) | 6.74 (3.32) | 0.80 |
| Nuclear family 3 | 27 (54%) | 34 (50%) | 0.67 |
| Housewives(only for female respondents) 2 | 37 (74%) | 39 (60%) | 0.12 |
| Low SES 2 | 24 (48%) | 27 (39.7%) | 0.37 |
| Mean (SD) number of family members 1 | 5.12 (1.53) | 5.62 (2.18) | 0.17 |
1. Comparison using t-test
2. Comparison using Fisher's exact test
3. Comparison using χ2 test
4. Comparison using Mann-Whitney U test