Table 2.
Demographic characteristics and baseline mortality rates (2002–2003)
| Characteristics | SR arm | AWW arm | Control arm |
| Population | 269 435 | 303 339 | 281 474 |
| Households | 50 716 | 57 803 | 54 021 |
| Births | 6349 | 6650 | 6365 |
| Live births | 6210 | 6519 | 6223 |
| Still births | 139 | 131 | 142 |
| Caste | |||
| SC/ST | 17 802 (35.1) | 20 404 (35.3) | 19 772 (36.6) |
| Others | 32 914 (64.9) | 37 339 (64.7) | 34 249 (63.4) |
| Maternal education | |||
| Illiterate | 3968 (62.5) | 3937 (59.2) | 3673 (57.7) |
| Literate | 2381 (37.5) | 2713 (40.8) | 2692 (42.3) |
| Place of delivery | |||
| Home | 4710 (74.2) | 4894 (73.6) | 4423 (69.5) |
| Facility | 1639 (25.8) | 1756 (26.4) | 1942 (30.5) |
| Delivery by skilled birth attendant | 2013 (31.1) | 2082 (31.1) | 2091 (32.7) |
| NMR per 1000 live births | 52.9 (47.4–58.6) | 53.7 (48.2–59.2) | 55.0 (49.3–60.7) |
| Young infant mortality rate per 1000 live births | 61.0 (55.0–67.0) | 61.1 (55.3–66.9) | 59.6 (53.7–65.5) |
Data presented as n (%) or mean (95% CI).
AWW, anganwadi workers; NMR, neonatal mortality rate; SC/ST, scheduled caste/scheduled tribe; SR, Shishu Rakshak.