Table 3.
Health behaviours of maternal household respondents exposed vs unexposed to Mobile Kunji in eight focus districts, Mathematica (2014) survey, Bihar, India
| Exposed to Mobile Kunji | Unexposed to Mobile Kunji | OR (95% CI)* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size (n) |
318 |
2774 |
|
| Antenatal care (%): |
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| Received 90+ iron-folic acid (IFA) tablets |
27.8 |
15.9 |
2.0 (1.5-2.7) |
| Consumed 90+ IFA tablets |
27.5 |
13.8 |
2.3 (1.8–3.1) |
| Delivery preparedness (%): | |||
| Saved money for delivery |
91.7 |
77.5 |
3.2 (1.7-5.9) |
| Identified transport for delivery |
69.8 |
55.7 |
1.8 (1.3-2.6) |
| Saved important phone numbers for delivery |
71.5 |
41.9 |
3.5 (2.0-6.0) |
| Prepared all three items above for delivery |
55.4 |
30.9 |
2.8 (1.9-4.2) |
| Breastfeeding (%): | |||
| Breastfed child within 1 hours of delivery |
50.5 |
52.3 |
0.9 (0.7-1.3) |
| Breast fed child within 2 hours of delivery |
69.8 |
67.2 |
1.2 (0.7-1.8) |
| Exclusive breast feeding for child (6-12 months) |
77.6 |
65.1 |
1.8 (1.3-2.7) |
| Immunisation (%): | |||
| Fully immunised, except measles |
25.0 |
29.4 |
0.9 (0.6-1.1) |
| Contraception (%): |
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| Plan to use in the next 12 months |
47.1 |
40.1 |
1.3 (0.8-2.2) |
| Current use of any modern method |
24.4 |
19.0 |
1.2 (0.7-2.2) |
| Complementary feeding (6-11 months) (%): | |||
| Sample size (n) |
112 |
1197 |
|
| Began receiving any solid/semisolid food by age 6 months |
79.5 |
67.0 |
1.9 (1.0-3.5) |
| Received recommended frequency of feeding yesterday |
34.7 |
32.2 |
1.1 (0.6-2.0) |
| Received recommended quantity of feeding yesterday |
5.8 |
9.3 |
0.7 (0.2 -2.5) |
| Dietary diversity index, food fed in the past 24 hours (0-6)†, mean ± sd |
1.84 ± 0.16 |
1.42 ± 0.05 |
1.3 (1.0-1.7) |
| Food frequency index, foods fed in the past 7 days†, mean ± sd | 3.08 ± 0.40 | 2.36 ± 0.08 | 1.3 (0.9 -1.8) |
OR – odds ratio, CI – confidence interval, sd – standard deviation
*All models adjusted for age, SC/ST, birth parity, SES quartile, household having BPL card, urban/rural. Reference group is women who were unexposed to Mobile Kunji in all models. OR>1 means higher odds of the indicators for women who were exposed to Mobile Kunji vs women who were unexposed to Mobile Kunji.
†Survey-weighted Poisson regressions were used for the count indicators, risk ratios were reported.