Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants at baseline
|
Variable |
Intervention |
Control |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
(N = 4446) |
(N = 3307) |
||
| n | % | n | % | |
|
Age |
|
|
|
|
| < 14 |
904 |
20.3 |
679 |
20.5 |
| 14 – 19 |
501 |
11.3 |
377 |
11.4 |
| 20 – 29 |
851 |
19.1 |
675 |
20.4 |
| 30 – 39 |
719 |
16.2 |
524 |
15.9 |
| 40 – 49 |
592 |
13.3 |
426 |
12.9 |
| 50 – 59 |
413 |
9.3 |
308 |
9.3 |
| 60 + |
466 |
10.5 |
318 |
9.6 |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
2245 |
50.5 |
1625 |
49.1 |
| Female |
2201 |
49.5 |
1682 |
50.9 |
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
| Non-Literate |
709 |
16.0 |
688 |
20.8 |
| Primary and Middle School |
1653 |
37.2 |
1275 |
38.6 |
| High, Secondary, Graduate and above |
1824 |
41.0 |
1145 |
34.6 |
| Not Applicable |
260 |
5.9 |
199 |
6.0 |
|
Occupation |
|
|
|
|
| Farmer (lease,Owner & Agricultural labours) |
830 |
18.7 |
487 |
14.7 |
| Skilled, Unskilled |
568 |
12.8 |
625 |
18.9 |
| Housewife |
727 |
16.4 |
535 |
16.2 |
| Unemployed |
369 |
8.3 |
375 |
11.3 |
| Others |
1692 |
38.1 |
1086 |
32.8 |
| Not Applicable |
260 |
5.9 |
199 |
6.0 |
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
| Single |
1982 |
44.6 |
1487 |
45.0 |
| Married |
2121 |
47.7 |
1529 |
46.2 |
| Divorced, Separated & Widowed | 343 | 7.7 | 291 | 8.8 |