Table 1.
Comparison of characteristics of women who enrolled and those who refused enrolment in the LIFE pilot study
| LIFE cohort N = 1227 n (%) | Refused N = 395 n (%) | p-Valueβ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women’s age n (%) | ||||
| < 19 years | 70 (5.7) | 22 (5.6) | ||
| 19–24 years | 972 (79.2) | 247 (62.5) | ||
| ≥ 25 years | 185 (15.1) | 126 (31.9) | <0.001 | |
| Men’s age | ||||
| < 19 years | 3 (0.2) | 2 (0.5) | ||
| 19–24 years | 440 (35.9) | 88 (22.3) | ||
| ≥ 25 years | 784 (63.9) | 305 (77.2) | <0.001 | |
| Parity | ||||
| 0 | 204 (16.6) | 84 (21.2) | ||
| 1 | 232 (18.9) | 82 (20.8) | ||
| ≥ 2 | 791 (64.5) | 229 (58.0) | <0.001 | |
| Number of people living in home | ||||
| ≤ 4 | 673 (54.8) | 80(20.3) | ||
| 4–8 | 467(38.1) | 71(18.0) | ||
| ≥ 9 | 87(7.1) | 244(61.8) | <0.001 | |
| Distance of the village to MediCiti hospital in km | ||||
| ≤ 14 km | 633 (51.6) | 153 (38.7) | ||
| > 14 km | 594 (48.4) | 242(61.3) | <0.001 | |
| Family type | ||||
| Joint | 723 (59.0) | 277 (70.1) | ||
| Nuclear | 504 (41.0) | 118 (29.9) | <0.0001 | |
| Religion | ||||
| Hindu | 1099 (89.5) | 343 (87.0) | ||
| Muslim | 71 (5.8) | 35 (8.9) | ||
| Christian | 57 (4.7) | 16 (4.1) | 0.084 | |
| Caste (%) | ||||
| Scheduled caste | 282 (23.0) | 45 (11.5) | ||
| Scheduled tribe | 87 (7.1) | 62 (15.6) | ||
| Backward caste | 664 (54.1) | 202 (51.2) | ||
| None of the above | 194 (15.8) | 85 (21.7) | <0.0001 | |
| Availability of electricity (%) | ||||
| Yes | 1215 (99.0) | 391 (99.0) | ||
| No | 12 (1.0) | 4 (1.0) | 0.973 | |
| Availability of personal transport (%)α | ||||
| Yes | 612 (49.9) | 234 (59.3) | ||
| No | 615 (50.1) | 158 (40.0) | <0.0001 | |
| Audio-visual devices (%)α | ||||
| Television | 993 (80.9) | 262 (66.4) | <0.0001 | |
| Radio | 43 (3.8) | 10 (2.5) | 0.2456 | |
| NA | 191 (15.6) | 123 (31.1) | <0.0001 | |
NA, Data not available, αSource: REACH database, βUnpaired t-test for continuous and overall chi-square test of proportions for categorical variables. Availability of personal transport was not measured for 3 participants.