Variable | Intervention (n = 507) | Control (n = 555) | X2 | p-value | ||
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Freq. | % | Freq. | % | |||
Age | 11.16 | 0.004 | ||||
15-19 | 10 | 1.9 | 29 | 5.2 | ||
20-29 | 352 | 69.4 | 345 | 62.2 | ||
30-49 | 145 | 28.6 | 181 | 32.6 | ||
Place of Residence | 60.24 | < 0.0001 | ||||
Rural | 376 | 74.2 | 510 | 91.9 | ||
Urban | 131 | 25.8 | 45 | 8.1 | ||
Educational Status | 32.34 | < 0.0001 | ||||
No formal Education | 115 | 22.7 | 169 | 30.5 | ||
Primary (1-8th grade) | 293 | 57.8 | 330 | 59.5 | ||
Secondary (9-12th grade) | 62 | 12.2 | 49 | 8.8 | ||
Above 12th Grade | 377 | 74.4 | 7 | 1.3 | ||
Marital Status | 1.06 | 0.79 | ||||
Single | 6 | 1.2 | 10 | 1.8 | ||
Married | 490 | 96.6 | 530 | 95.5 | ||
Separated | 10 | 1.9 | 14 | 2.5 | ||
Widowed | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | ||
Wealth Index | 18.30 | 0.001 | ||||
Poorest | 199 | 39.3 | 207 | 37.3 | ||
Poor | 144 | 28.4 | 173 | 31.2 | ||
Medium | 73 | 14.4 | 116 | 20.9 | ||
Rich | 64 | 12.6 | 46 | 8.3 | ||
Richest | 27 | 5.3 | 13 | 2.3 | ||
Parity | 2.10 | 0.34 | ||||
One Child | 221 | 45.6 | 218 | 39.3 | ||
2-4 Children | 237 | 46.7 | 282 | 50.8 | ||
≥ 5 Children | 49 | 9.7 | 55 | 9.9 |