Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of women participating in the MHM study (N = 1045).
| Characteristics | Women living in control villages (n = 528) |
Women living in intervention villages (n = 517) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| na | % a | na | %a | ||
| Age (years) (n = 957) |
18–24 | 144 | 27.27 | 144 | 27.85 |
| 25–29 | 187 | 35.42 | 198 | 38.30 | |
| 30 + | 148 | 28.03 | 136 | 26.31 | |
| Religion (n = 915) | Christian/other | 7 | 1.33 | 8 | 1.55 |
| Hindu | 449 | 85.04 | 451 | 87.23 | |
| Marital Status (n = 1045) | Single | 14 | 2.65 | 7 | 1.35 |
| Married | 511 | 96.78 | 506 | 97.87 | |
| Widowed | 3 | 0.57 | 4 | 0.77 | |
| Wealth Index (n = 832) | Poor/Middle | 323 | 61.17 | 300 | 58.03 |
| Rich | 83 | 15.72 | 126 | 24.37 | |
| Caregiver Education Attainment (n = 911) | Primary or less | 213 | 40.34 | 155 | 29.98 |
| Secondary or above | 234 | 44.32 | 309 | 59.77 | |
| Experience Stigmab(n = 1039) | No | 329 | 62.31 | 360 | 69.63 |
| Yes | 194 | 36.74 | 156 | 30.17 | |
| Market Access c(n = 908) | No | 109 | 20.64 | 121 | 23.40 |
| Yes | 343 | 64.96 | 335 | 64.80 | |
| Healthcare Decision d(n = 909) | Self | 133 | 25.19 | 124 | 23.98 |
| Someone else | 152 | 28.79 | 154 | 29.79 | |
| Self and someone else (joint) | 167 | 31.63 | 179 | 34.62 | |
a
Numbers/percentages do not add up to 100% due to missing values. For further information on missing values see Supplementary Table 2.
b
Menstruating women who experienced stigma from others during the last two menstruation cycles.
c
The number of times menstruating women have attended the market. This indicates access to resources such as absorbents.
d
Independence on healthcare decision making. This indicates ease of access to healthcare for women.