Table 1.
Assessing cluster level imbalance in characteristics of girls and trial outcomes across intervention and control arms at the beginning of the trial*
| All village clusters | Control | Intervention | Mean difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Individual-level summary | ||||
|
N |
2275 |
1111 |
1164 |
|
|
A. Socio-demographic characteristics: | ||||
| Cohort (1 vs 2) |
1191 (52.4%) |
566 (50.9%) |
625 (53.7%) |
-2.80 |
| District (Bagalkote vs Vijayapura) |
1016 (44.7%) |
491 (44.2%) |
525 (45.1%) |
-0.90 |
| Village Type (Feeder vs Main) |
1608 (70.7%) |
765 (68.9%) |
843 (72.4%) |
-3.50 |
| Median age of adolescent girls in years (IQR) |
13.0 (12-16) |
13.0 (12-15) |
13.0 (12-16) |
0.00 |
| Caste (ST/SC) |
1788 (78.6%) |
902 (81.2%) |
886 (76.1%) |
5.10 |
| Menarche (N/Y) |
1523 (67.3%) |
751 (68.0%) |
772 (66.6%) |
1.40 |
| Orphan hood (No/One or Both Parents) |
379 (16.7%) |
181 (16.3%) |
198 (17.0%) |
-0.70 |
| Belonged to Devadasi family (N/Y) |
112 (4.9%) |
47 (4.3%) |
65 (5.6%) |
-1.3 |
| Household wealth quintile (Richest/Poorest) |
455 (20.0%) |
227 (20.4%) |
228 (19.6%) |
0.80 |
| Non-literate Household Head (Literate/Illiterate) |
1415 (62.7%) |
667 (60.3%) |
748 (64.9%) |
-4.60 |
|
Cluster level summary (mean of means)† | ||||
|
Number of clusters‡ |
80 |
40 |
40 |
- |
|
Mean number of girls per cluster |
28 |
28 |
29 |
|
|
B. Sibling and school level characteristics: | ||||
| Recent eve teasing (N/Y) |
8.9 (7.7) |
9.1 (9.2) |
8.6 (5.9) |
0.50 |
| Girls having a sister who dropped out of school before age 16 (N/Y) |
9.7 (8.6) |
10.2 (9.8) |
9.3 (7.2) |
0.90 |
| Girls having a sister who married <18 years (N/Y) |
6.7 (7.1) |
6.9 (8.1) |
6.6 (6.0) |
0.30 |
| Girls who report poor learning environment in current / last school (N/Y) |
7.6 (7.2) |
6.2 (5.8) |
9.1 (8.3) |
-2.90 |
| Girls who report poor school infrastructure in current / last school (N/Y) |
12.7 (9.3) |
12.5 (9.3) |
12.9 (9.5) |
-0.40 |
| Girls who report harassing/bullying environment in current / last school (N/Y) |
7.9 (7.2) |
8.8 (7.3) |
7.1 (7.0) |
1.70 |
|
C. Schooling, marriage and sexual debut at the trial start: | ||||
| Proportion of girls who were not in school |
9.4 (8.4) |
8.5 (9.1) |
10.2 (7.8) |
-1.70 |
| Proportion of girls who are married |
6.5 (5.7) |
5.8 (6.3) |
7.2 (5.6) |
-1.40 |
| Proportion of girls who have sexual debut |
0.8 (1.7) |
0.6 (1.5) |
1.0 (1.9) |
-0.40 |
| Proportion of girls married and cohabiting with husband | 0.7 (1.7) | 0.4 (1.3) | 0.9 (1.9) | -0.50 |
SC/ST – scheduled-caste/scheduled-tribe, Y/N – yes/no, IRQ – interquartile range
*All statistics are n (%) unless otherwise specified.
†Mean of cluster level means of proportions (SD) of sibling and school level characteristics and outcomes at the start of the trial.
‡Control arm: 39 cluster in BL cohort-2.