Table 1.
Demographic and baseline characteristics
| Factor | Dumargarhi | Jarwadih | New Torang | Karam Tungri | Old Torang | Total | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals (%) | 186 (19.7) | 103 (10.9) | 84 (8.9) | 123 (13.0) | 449 (47.5) | 945 (100.0) | |
| Age group (years) | |||||||
| 0–5 | 14 (1.5) | 9 (0.9) | 9 (0.9) | 9 (0.9) | 71 (7.5) | 112 (11.9) | |
| 6–10 | 30 (3.2) | 11 (1.2) | 5 (0.5) | 18 (1.9) | 45 (4.8) | 109 (11.5) | |
| 11–15 | 19 (2.0) | 9 (1.0) | 8 (0.8) | 19 (2.0) | 33 (3.5) | 88 (9.3) | |
| ≥16 | 123 (13.0) | 74 (7.8) | 62 (6.6) | 77 (8.1) | 300 (31.7) | 636 (67.3) | 0.001 |
| Sex | |||||||
| Female | 90 (9.5) | 49 (5.2) | 42 (4.4) | 56 (5.9) | 215 (22.8) | 452 (47.8) | |
| Male | 96 (10.2) | 54 (5.7) | 42 (4.4) | 67 (7.1) | 234 (24.8) | 493 (52.2) | 0.99 |
| Education | |||||||
| G | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.2) | |
| H | 15 (1.8) | 7 (0.9) | 26 (3.2) | 33 (4.1) | 43 (5.3) | 124 (15.3) | |
| I | 82 (10.1) | 31 (3.8) | 22 (2.7) | 30 (3.7) | 204 (25.1) | 369 (45.4) | |
| Mi | 31 (3.8) | 4 (0.5) | 22 (2.7) | 29 (3.6) | 48 (5.9) | 134 (16.5) | |
| Pr | 33 (4.1) | 13 (1.6) | 6 (0.7) | 18 (2.2) | 74 (9.1) | 144 (17.7) | |
| U | 12 (1.5) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 26 (3.2) | 39 (4.8) | <0.005 |
| Profession | |||||||
| A | 33 (20.5) | 16 (9.9) | 13 (8.1) | 20 (12.4) | 77 (47.8) | 159 (98.8) | |
| NIL | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | |
| S | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 0.159 |
| Income | |||||||
| [0–50,000] | 25 (15.3) | 20 (12.3) | 13 (8.0) | 20 (12.3) | 71 (43.6) | 149 (91.4) | |
| [50,000–100,000] | 8 (4.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (3.7) | 14 (8.6) | 0.002 |
| Housing | |||||||
| M | 182 (20.1) | 100 (11.0) | 34 (3.7) | 113 (12.5) | 431 (47.5) | 860 (94.8) | <0.005 |
| P | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (0.9) | |
| T | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 39 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 39 (4.3) | |
| Bednet | |||||||
| N | 142 (15.7) | 100 (11.0) | 81 (8.9) | 113 (12.5) | 367 (40.5) | 803 (88.5) | |
| Y | 40 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 64 (7.1) | 104 (11.5) | <0.005 |
Education: G graduate, H high school education (intermediate), I illiterate, Mi middle, Pr primary, U undergraduate; Profession: A agriculture, NIL no profession, S service; Housing: M mud walls with thatched roof, P cement walls and roof, T brick walls with tin roof, Bednet: Y yes; N no
* P value is based on Chi Square test