Table 2 Distribution of key demographic characteristics according to intensity of contact with FLW
No. of contact with FLW | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 (N = 202) | 1–2 (N = 316) | ≥ 3 (N = 1690) | P value | |
Mean age of women in years (SD) | 25.15 (5.50) | 24.99 (4.48) | 25.70 (4.92) | 0.100 |
Mean number of living children (SD) | ||||
Highest educational standard attained, n(%) | 95 (47.03) | 172 (54.43) | 888 (52.54) | 0.428 |
No education | 107 (52.97) | 145 (45.89) | 808 (47.81) | |
Up to 10th standard | 71 (35.15) | 137 (43.35) | 703 (41.60) | |
Above 10th standarda | 24 (11.88) | 34 (10.76) | 179 (10.59) | |
Working for cash or kind, n (%) | 35 (17.33) | 54 (17.09) | 368 (21.78) | 0.078 |
Religion, n(%) | ||||
Hindu | 186 (92.08) | 285 (90.19) | 1575 (93.20) | 0.161 |
Muslim | 16 (7.92) | 31 (9.81) | 115 (6.80) | |
Caste, n(%) | ||||
Scheduled caste/scheduled tribe | 113 (55.94) | 162 (51.27) | 897 (53.08) | 0.822 |
Other backward classes | 69 (34.16) | 114 (36.08) | 589 (34.85) | |
Others | 20 (9.90) | 40 (12.66) | 204 (12.07) | |
Wealth Index, n(%) | ||||
Highest | 28 (13.86) | 76 (24.05) | 338 (20.00) | 0.208 |
Second | 42 (20.79) | 62 (19.62) | 338 (20.00) | |
Third | 45 (22.28) | 62 (19.62) | 334 (19.76) | |
Fourth and fifth quintile combined | 87 (43.07) | 116 (36.71) | 680 (40.24) | |
Type of family, n(%) | ||||
Nuclear | 85 (42.08) | 123 (38.92) | 784 (46.39) | 0.035 |
Non-nuclear | 117 (57.92) | 193 (61.08) | 906 (53.61) | |
History of previous stillbirth | 17 (8.42) | 18 (5.70) | 103 (6.09) | 0.396 |