Table 1.
Baseline participant characteristics.
| Characteristic | Women (n=40) | Men (n=40) | ||||
| Intervention (n=20) |
Control (n=20) |
P value | Intervention (n=20) |
Control (n=20) |
P value | |
| Age (years), mean (σ) | 21.0 (3.1) | 22.2 (2.5) | .16 | 27.0 (3.3) | 25.8 (2.8) | .22 |
| Secondary education or higher, n (%) | 15 (75) | 11 (45) | .05 | 14 (70) | 10 (50) | .20 |
| Employed, n (%) | 5 (25) | 7 (35) | .49 | 20 (100) | 19 (95) | —a |
| Women’s income (none), n (%) | 15 (75) | 13 (65) | .49 | N/Ab | N/A | N/A |
| Men’s income Rs >10,000c, n (%) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 (85) | 7 (35) | .001 |
| Religion (Hindu), n (%) | 16 (80) | 16 (80) | >.99 | 15 (75) | 16 (80) | .14 |
| Reserved caste, n (%) | 10 (50) | 12 (60) | .53 | — | — | — |
| Family type (joint), n (%) | 14 (70) | 18 (90) | .11 | — | — | — |
| Premarital family type (joint), n (%) | 6 (30) | 9 (45) | .33 | — | — | — |
| Household members, mean (σ) | 5.6 (3.0) | 4.8 (1.6) | .34 | — | — | — |
| Marital duration (months), mean (σ) | — | — | — | 5.5 (3.6) | 6.8 (4.2) | .28 |
| Marriage type (arranged), n (%) | 14 (70) | 15 (75) | .72 | — | — | — |
| Within-caste marriage, n (%) | 18 (90) | 18 (90) | >.99 | — | — | — |
| Within-family marriage, n (%) | 15 (75) | 11 (55) | .18 | — | — | — |
| Pregnant, n (%) | 2 (10) | 4 (20) | .38 | — | — | — |
aNot available.
bN/A: not applicable.
cRs 10,000=US $136.63.