Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population, included as covariates in adjusted models
| Control% (n) | Intervention% (n) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village characteristics | n=45 | n=45 | |
| Village size (households), (sd)b | 157.3 (135.0) | 124.0 (92.5) | 0.176 |
| Access road paved | 91.1% (45) | 88.9% (45) | 0.726 |
| Household characteristics | n=1275 | n=1123 | |
| Caregiver education ≥5 years | 48.0% (612) | 57.0% (640) | 0.102 |
| Head of household education ≥5 years | 38.0% (485) | 42.3% (475) | 0.203 |
| Caste/tribe | 0.147 | ||
| Scheduled caste | 23.7% (255) | 13.6% (133) | |
| Scheduled tribe | 15.0% (161) | 12.2% (120) | |
| Other backward caste | 39.7% (426) | 41.5% (407) | |
| Other caste | 21.6% (232) | 32.7% (321) | |
| Religion | 0.632 | ||
| Hindu | 98.8% (1035) | 96.7% (902) | |
| Christian | 1.2% (13) | 2.8% (26) | |
| Other | 0% (0) | 0.5% (5) | |
| Standardized wealth index, (sd) | 0.8 (0.46) | 1.0 (0.46) | 0.026 |
| Wealth quintilea,b | 0.015 | ||
| Poorest | 25.3% (233) | 14.9% (125) | |
| Poor | 20.3% (187) | 19.2% (162) | |
| Middle | 20.6% (190) | 19.4% (163) | |
| Rich | 18.0% (166) | 22.5% (189) | |
| Richest | 15.8% (146) | 24.1% (203) | |
| Individual characteristics | n=7395 all ages n=1797 children <5 years | n=6357 all ages n=1502 children <5 years | |
| Sex, female (all ages) | 52.3% (3802) | 52.0% (3345) | 0.719 |
| Sex, female (children <5 years) | 49.0% (860) | 49.2% (748) | 0.887 |
| Age, years (all ages) (sd) | 24.2 (20.43) | 25.0 (20.60) | 0.082 |
| Age, months (children <5) (sd) | 28.5 (17.72) | 29.4 (17.68) | 0.218 |
Wald P-values are adjusted for clustering at village level for household characteristics, and at village and household levels for individual characteristics. sd = standard deviation.
a
Wealth quintile captures the proportion of households in each quintile of the standardized wealth index.
b
Not included as a covariate in adjusted models. Provided here for descriptive purposes.