Table 3. Baseline characteristics of women (N = 2,944) and men (N = 2,987) in the study sample by treatment arm.
| Women | Men | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control Group (N = 836) | Couples' UBL (N = 711) | Women's UBL (N = 700) | Men's UBL (N = 697) | Control Group (N = 844) | Couples' UBL (N = 722) | Women’s UBL (N = 719) | Men's UBL (N = 702) | |
| Respondent's age category | ||||||||
| <30 years | 304 (36.4) | 266 (37.4) | 249 (35.6) | 259 (37.2) | 137 (16.2) | 144 (19.9) | 129 (17.9) | 120 (17.1) |
| 30–39 years | 386 (46.2) | 308 (43.3) | 315 (45.0) | 310 (44.5) | 350 (41.5) | 308 (42.7) | 313 (43.5) | 281 (40.0) |
| >39 years | 146 (17.5) | 137 (19.3) | 136 (19.4) | 128 (18.4) | 357 (42.3) | 270 (37.4) | 277 (38.5) | 302 (43.0) |
| Spouse's age category | ||||||||
| <30 years | 62 (7.4) | 64 (9.0) | 59 (8.4) | 63 (9.0) | 375 (44.4) | 344 (47.7) | 304 (42.3) | 304 (43.3) |
| 30–39 years | 319 (38.2) | 258 (36.3) | 254 (36.3) | 257 (36.9) | 315 (37.3) | 269 (37.3) | 323 (44.9) | 294 (41.8) |
| >39 years | 455 (54.4) | 389 (54.7) | 387 (55.3) | 377 (54.1) | 154 (18.3) | 109 (15.1) | 92 (12.8) | 105 (14.9) |
| Respondent's level of education | ||||||||
| None | 641 (76.7) | 544 (76.5) | 556 (79.4) | 535 (76.9) | 311 (37.0) | 287 (39.8) | 278 (38.7) | 300 (42.8) |
| Primary | 182 (21.8) | 157 (22.1) | 139 (19.9) | 150 (21.6) | 499 (59.3) | 397 (55.1) | 410 (57.0) | 367 (52.4) |
| Secondary | 12 (1.4) | 9 (1.3) | 5 (0.7) | 10 (1.4) | 27 (3.2) | 28 (3.9) | 28 (3.9) | 25 (3.6) |
| Higher | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 4 (0.5) | 9 (1.3) | 3 (0.4) | 9 (1.3) |
| Spouse's level of education | ||||||||
| None | 348 (41.7) | 365 (51.3) | 341 (48.7) | 321 (46.1) | 585 (69.5) | 464 (64.5) | 493 (68.7) | 479 (68.2) |
| Primary | 426 (51.1) | 308 (43.3) | 326 (46.6) | 339 (48.6) | 240 (28.5) | 248 (34.4) | 215 (29.9) | 214 (30.5) |
| Secondary | 49 (5.9) | 29 (4.1) | 29 (4.1) | 34 (4.9) | 14 (1.7) | 8 (1.1) | 10 (1.4) | 9 (1.3) |
| Higher | 11 (1.32) | 9 (1.3) | 4 (0.6) | 3 (0.4) | 3 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Religion | ||||||||
| Muslim | 485 (58.2) | 509 (71.7) | 400 (57.4) | 418 (60.2) | 468 (55.7) | 518 (72.0) | 420 (58.4) | 435 (61.9) |
| Orthodox | 279 (33.5) | 183 (25.8) | 249 (35.7) | 202 (29.1) | 311 (37.0) | 177 (24.6) | 233 (32.4) | 231 (32.9) |
| Protestant | 57 (6.8) | 9 (1.3) | 32 (4.6) | 66 (9.5) | 45 (5.4) | 13 (1.8) | 49 (6.8) | 29 (4.1) |
| Catholic | 12 (1.4) | 9 (1.3) | 16 (2.3) | 8 (1.2) | 16 (1.9) | 11 (1.5) | 17 (2.4) | 8 (1.1) |
| Other | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Polygamous household | ||||||||
| Yes | 124 (14.8) | 129 (18.1) | 105 (15.0) | 106 (15.2) | 56 (6.6) | 52 (7.2) | 42 (5.8) | 44 (6.3) |
| Marriage length | ||||||||
| <1 year | 8 (1.0) | 2 (0.3) | 4 (0.6) | 1 (0.1) | 67 (7.9) | 67 (7.9) | 72 (10.0) | 58 (8.3) |
| 1–5 years | 84 (10.1) | 96 (13.5) | 77 (11.0) | 101 (14.5) | 652 (77.3) | 569 (78.8) | 537 (74.7) | 527 (75.0) |
| 5–10 years | 168 (20.1) | 105 (14.8) | 139 (19.9) | 138 (19.8) | 91 (10.8) | 58 (8.0) | 77 (10.7) | 66 (9.4) |
| 10–15 years | 188 (22.5) | 143 (20.1) | 142 (20.3) | 123 (17.7) | 5 (0.6) | 5 (0.7) | 4 (0.6) | 3 (0.4) |
| >15 years | 388 (46.4) | 365 (51.3) | 338 (48.3) | 334 (47.9) | 29 (3.4) | 23 (3.2) | 29 (4.0) | 49 (7.0) |
| Number of living children | ||||||||
| 0 | 26 (3.1) | 21 (3.0) | 23 (3.3) | 18 (2.6) | 52 (6.2) | 56 (7.8) | 54 (7.5) | 40 (5.7) |
| 1 | 72 (8.6) | 70 (9.9) | 63 (9.0) | 85 (12.2) | 84 (10.0) | 84 (11.6) | 68 (9.5) | 74 (10.5) |
| 2–3 | 222 (26.6) | 174 (24.5) | 179 (25.6) | 179 (25.7) | 241 (28.6) | 159 (22.0) | 176 (24.5) | 161 (22.9) |
| 4+ | 516 (61.7) | 446 (62.7) | 435 (62.1) | 415 (59.5) | 467 (55.3) | 423 (58.6) | 421 (58.6) | 428 (60.9) |
| Asset index | ||||||||
| <2 | 128 (15.3) | 139 (19.6) | 137 (19.6) | 130 (18.7) | 148 (17.5) | 105 (14.5) | 147 (20.5) | 133 (18.9) |
| 2–4 | 387 (46.3) | 330 (46.4) | 330 (47.1) | 345 (49.5) | 400 (47.4) | 343 (47.5) | 322 (44.8) | 350 (49.8) |
| 5–6 | 185 (22.1) | 159 (22.4) | 142 (20.3) | 146 (21.0) | 224 (25.5) | 197 (27.3) | 173 (24.1) | 157 (22.3) |
| >6 | 136 (16.3) | 83 (11.7) | 91 (13.0) | 74 (10.9) | 72 (8.5) | 77 (10.7) | 77 (10.7) | 63 (9.0) |
| Wealth quintile | ||||||||
| 1st (poorest) | 454 (54.4) | 421 (59.4) | 423 (60.4) | 458 (65.7) | 518 (61.5) | 432 (60.0) | 458 (63.8) | 446 (63.8) |
| 2nd | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| 3rd | 33 (4.0) | 36 (5.1) | 36 (5.1) | 17 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| 4th | 290 (34.8) | 199 (28.1) | 203 (29.0) | 177 (25.4) | 254 (30.2) | 231 (32.1) | 205 (28.5) | 188 (26.9) |
| 5th (wealthiest) | 57 (6.8) | 57 (8.0) | 38 (5.4) | 45 (6.5) | 70 (8.3) | 57 (7.9) | 56 (7.8) | 65 (9.3) |
Note that at baseline, only one respondent per household was interviewed according to study subarm assignment. Abbreviations: UBL, Unite for a Better Life.