Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants
| Characteristic | Jharkhand n = 90 N (%) |
Chhattisgarh n = 112 N (%) |
Total N = 202 N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participant category | |||
| Pregnant women | 32 (35.6) | 51 (45.5) | 83 (41.1) |
| Auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM) | 12 (13.3) | 14 (12.5) | 26 (12.9) |
| Traditional birth attendant (TBA) | 22 (24.4) | 16 (14.3) | 38 (18.8) |
| Health care worker | 24 (26.7) | 31 (27.7) | 55 (27.2) |
| Education | |||
| None | 22 (24.4) | 9 (8.0) | 31 (15.3) |
| Primary | 10 (11.1) | 21 (18.8) | 31 (15.3) |
| Middle | 5 (5.6) | 13 (11.6) | 18 (8.9) |
| Lower secondary | 24 (26.7) | 11 (9.8) | 35 (17.3) |
| Senior secondary | 15 (16.7) | 25 (22.3) | 40 (19.8) |
| Graduate | 14 (15.6) | 29 (25.9) | 43 (21.3) |
| Caste | |||
| General | 12 (13.3) | 24 (21.4) | 36 (17.8) |
| Other backward castes | 16 (17.8) | 41 (36.6) | 57 (28.2) |
| Scheduled caste | 8 (8.9) | 18 (16.1) | 26 (12.9) |
| Scheduled tribes | 54 (60.0) | 28 (25.0) | 82 (40.6) |
| Household monthly income, INR (SD) | |||
| ≤ 1000 | 6 (6.7) | 10 (8.9) | 16 (7.9) |
| 1001–000 | 18 (20.0) | 18 (16.1) | 36 (17.8) |
| 2001–3000 | 16 (17.8) | 2 (1.8) | 18 (8.9) |
| 3001–4000 | 7 (7.8) | 6 (5.4) | 13 (6.4) |
| 4001–5000 | 6 (6.7) | 5 (4.5) | 11 (5.4) |
| > 5000 | 37 (41.1) | 50 (44.6) | 87 (43.1) |