Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of participants.
| Variable | Women (n = 1021) | Men (n = 1020) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n or Mean | % or SD | p * | n or Mean | % or SD | p * | |
| Mental health symptoms | 4.05 | 2.84 | 2.82 | 2.3 | ||
| Financial hardship | 572 | 56.02% | 0.00 | 620 | 60.78% | 0.53 |
| Work for pay prior to COVID-19 pandemic | 350 | 34.28% | 317 | 31.08% | ||
| Job loss | 75 | 21.43% | 0.00 | 164 | 51.74% | 0.00 |
| Age | 23.96 | 2.97 | 0.72 | 29.60 | 3.69 | 0.74 |
| Attended school | 1009 | 98.82% | 0.03 | 1017 | 99.71% | 0.02 |
| Education | ||||||
| No education/primary | 126 | 12.40% | 0.01 | 134 | 13.20% | 0.07 |
| Secondary | 296 | 28.99% | 310 | 30.50% | ||
| Higher secondary | 275 | 26.93% | 270 | 26.49% | ||
| Post-secondary or higher | 324 | 31.73% | 306 | 29.81% | ||
| Number of children | 1.45 | 0.71 | 0.02 | 1.45 | 0.71 | 0.03 |
| Caste | ||||||
| None/other | 718 | 70.31% | 0.00 | 710 | 69.61% | 0.01 |
| SC/ST | 303 | 29.69% | 310 | 30.39% | ||
| Income (INR) | 18,003.38 | 20,834.67 | 0.95 | 26,054 | 55,037.59 | 0.48 |
| Poverty | 245 | 24.00% | 0.00 | 245 | 24.02% | 0.20 |
| Household member tested SARS-CoV-2 positive | 109 | 10.64% | 0.00 | 109 | 10.69% | 0.00 |
| Treatment assignment for original trial | ||||||
| Control | 515 | 50.59% | 0.70 | 515 | 50.49% | 0.37 |
| Intervention | 506 | 49.41% | 505 | 49.51% | ||
| Access to health services | ||||||
| No need | 691 | 67.77% | 0.00 | 676 | 66.27% | 0.00 |
| Yes, had access | 302 | 29.49% | 341 | 33.33% | ||
| Yes, unable to access | 28 | 2.73% | 3 | 0.29% | ||
| Government monetary support | 114 | 11.13% | 0.50 | 114 | 11.14% | 0.07 |
| Government resource support | 900 | 88.18% | 0.01 | 899 | 88.14% | 0.22 |
| Social support | 18.85 | 4.82 | 0.00 | 16.31 | 5.99 | 0.55 |
* Results from bivariate regressions with respondent’s reported mental health symptoms. Bold p-values represent statistical significance.