Table 1.
Population characteristics: census of all households in catchment area
| Variables | Rural | Urban | Total |
| GM (95% CI) or n (%) | GM (95% CI) or n (%) | GM (95% CI) or n (%) | |
| Households | |||
| Total households screened* | 3124 | 3428 | 6552 |
| Consent obtained | 3092 (99.0) | 3364 (98.1) | 6456 (98.5) |
| Average household size | 3.4 (3.4 to 3.5) | 3.5 (3.4 to 3.5) | 3.5 (3.4 to 3.5) |
| Households with ≥1 WRA | 1760 (56.9) | 2105 (62.6) | 3865 (59.9) |
| Households with ≥2 WRA | 370 (11.9) | 398 (11.8) | 768 (11.9) |
| Native language Telugu | 2477 (79.3) | 2791 (81.4) | 5268 (80.4) |
| Women of reproductive age | 2649 | 3059 | 5708 |
| Not pregnant or lactating | 2214 (83.6) | 2564 (83.8) | 4778 (83.7) |
| Pregnant | 122 | 127 | 249 |
| Lactating | 313 | 368 | 681 |
| WRA | |||
| Eligible (15–40 years, not pregnant or lactating) | 2214 (83.6) | 2564 (83.8) | 4778 (83.7) |
| Age | 26.5 (26.2 to 26.9) | 26.6 (26.3 to 26.9) | 26.7 (26.3 to 26.8) |
| Marital status | |||
| Currently married | 1469 (66.5) | 1765 (69.1) | 3234 (67.9) |
| Widowed, divorced or separated | 82 (3.7) | 79 (3.1) | 162 (3.4) |
| Never married | 658 (29.8) | 710 (27.8) | 1368 (28.7) |
| Has children | 1326 (60.1) | 1600 (62.4) | 2926 (61.9) |
| Number of children | 1.9 (1.9 to 1.9) | 1.9 (1.9 to 2.0) | 1.9 (1.9 to 1.9) |
| Some formal education | 1762 (79.8) | 2035 (79.5) | 3797 (79.6) |
| Employment status | |||
| Not formally employed | 871 (39.4) | 1107 (43.2) | 1978 (41.5) |
| Full time | 729 (33.0) | 771 (30.1) | 1500 (31.4) |
| Part time or seasonal | 137 (6.2) | 146 (5.7) | 283 (5.9) |
| Student | 474 (21.4) | 535 (20.9) | 1009 (21.2) |
*n=6 houses were not located.
GM, geometric mean; WRA, woman of reproductive age (15–40 years).