Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of children surveyed, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Tripura, 2015–2016
| Chhattisgarh (N = 1,442) | Telangana (N = 1,443) | Tripura (N = 428) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Age group (years) | ||||||||
| 5–7 | 431 | 29.9 | 555 | 38.5 | 92 | 21.5 | ||
| 8–10 | 766 | 53.1 | 741 | 51.4 | 310 | 72.4 | ||
| > 10 | 245 | 17.0 | 147 | 10.2 | 26 | 6.1 | ||
| Median age (IQR) (years) | 9 (7–10) | 8 (7–10) | 9 (8–10) | |||||
| Sex | 655 | 45.4 | 653 | 45.3 | 230 | 53.7 | ||
| Male | ||||||||
| Family size | ||||||||
| ≤ 5 | 700 | 48.5 | 1,096 | 76.0 | 350 | 81.8 | ||
| 6–10 | 693 | 48.1 | 332 | 23.0 | 74 | 17.3 | ||
| > 10 | 49 | 3.4 | 15 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.9 | ||
| Presence of BPL* card with the family | 1,212 | 84.1 | 1,396 | 96.7 | 224 | 52.3 | ||
| Ownership of house | ||||||||
| Own house | 1,298 | 90.0 | 1,252 | 86.8 | 394 | 92.1 | ||
| Rented | 128 | 8.9 | 179 | 12.4 | 12 | 2.8 | ||
| Other† | 16 | 1.1 | 12 | 0.8 | 22 | 5.1 | ||
| Caste‡ | ||||||||
| General/other backward class | 668 | 46.3 | 915 | 63.4 | 190 | 44.4 | ||
| Scheduled caste/tribe | 774 | 53.7 | 528 | 36.6 | 238 | 55.6 | ||
| Religion | ||||||||
| Hindu | 1,397 | 96.9 | 1,294 | 89.7 | 347 | 81.1 | ||
| Muslim | 13 | 0.9 | 92 | 6.4 | 72 | 16.8 | ||
| Christian | 21 | 1.5 | 57 | 4.0 | 7 | 1.6 | ||
| Other | 11 | 0.8 | 0 | – | 2 | 0.5 | ||
| Education of father | ||||||||
| No formal education | 423 | 29.3 | 692 | 48.0 | 28 | 6.5 | ||
| Primary/middle school | 737 | 51.1 | 603 | 41.8 | 288 | 67.3 | ||
| Secondary school or above | 282 | 19.6 | 148 | 10.3 | 112 | 26.2 | ||
| Education of mother | ||||||||
| No formal education | 582 | 40.4 | 813 | 56.3 | 47 | 11.0 | ||
| Primary/middle school | 710 | 49.2 | 559 | 38.7 | 292 | 68.2 | ||
| Secondary school or above | 150 | 10.4 | 71 | 4.9 | 89 | 20.8 | ||
| Occupation of father | ||||||||
| Wage laborer | 397 | 27.5 | 705 | 48.9 | 170 | 39.7 | ||
| Agriculture/animal husbandry/allied activity | 701 | 48.6 | 512 | 35.4 | 122 | 28.5 | ||
| Self-used/service | 312 | 21.6 | 213 | 14.8 | 119 | 27.8 | ||
| Other | 32 | 2.2 | 13 | 0.9 | 17 | 4.0 | ||
| Occupation of mother | ||||||||
| Home maker | 545 | 37.8 | 175 | 12.1 | 377 | 88.1 | ||
| Wage laborer | 320 | 22.2 | 746 | 51.7 | 11 | 2.6 | ||
| Agriculture/animal husbandry/allied activity | 498 | 34.5 | 362 | 25.1 | 23 | 5.4 | ||
| Self-used/service | 68 | 4.7 | 152 | 10.5 | 14 | 3.3 | ||
| Other | 11 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.7 | ||
| Type of house§ | ||||||||
| Kuccha wall and roof | 828 | 57.4 | 269 | 18.6 | 293 | 68.5 | ||
| Semi pucca | 428 | 29.7 | 703 | 48.7 | 98 | 22.9 | ||
| Pucca (pucca wall and roof) | 186 | 12.9 | 471 | 32.6 | 37 | 8.6 | ||
| Source of drinking water | ||||||||
| Public tap/piped water | 518 | 35.9 | 867 | 60.1 | 183 | 42.8 | ||
| Tube well/bore well | 783 | 54.3 | 432 | 29.9 | 158 | 36.9 | ||
| Unprotected dug well or spring | 70 | 4.9 | 14 | 1.0 | 30 | 7.0 | ||
| Protected dug well | 44 | 3.1 | 44 | 3.0 | 45 | 10.5 | ||
| Other | 27 | 1.9 | 86 | 6.0 | 12 | 2.8 | ||
| Place of defecation | ||||||||
| Open field | 1,005 | 69.7 | 937 | 64.9 | 15 | 3.5 | ||
| Own latrine/community latrine | 437 | 30.3 | 506 | 35.1 | 413 | 96.5 | ||
| Hand washing by the child after defecation | ||||||||
| Does not wash/wash with water | 275 | 19.1 | 899 | 62.3 | 118 | 27.6 | ||
| Wash with ash/mud | 242 | 16.8 | 19 | 1.3 | 41 | 9.6 | ||
| Wash with soap | 925 | 64.2 | 525 | 36.4 | 269 | 62.9 | ||
| Practice of using footwear regularly | 1,044 | 72.4 | 896 | 62.1 | 383 | 89.5 | ||
| Child reported taking medicine‖ for filariasis prevention within last year | 428 | 29.7 | 261 | 18.1 | 61 | 14.3 | ||
Below poverty line (BPL) cards are ration cards issued by the government to households living below the poverty line.
Other household ownership status is primarily government-allotted housing.
The main caste categories are Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (which have historically been more disadvantaged), as well as other backward class and general caste.
Kuccha houses are made from mud, thatch, or other low-quality materials. Pucca houses are made with high-quality materials throughout, including the floor, roof, and exterior walls; they are designed to be solid and permanent.
Diethylcarbamazine distributed through lymphatic filariasis MDA program.