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Table 3 Participants’ exposure to social media by socio-demographic characteristics, UDAYA (wave-2, 2018–19)

From: Association between exposure to social media and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health among adolescent girls: evidence from the UDAYA survey in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India

Variables

Exposure to social media

 

Not exposed (%)

Exposed (%)

p-value

Age of respondents

  

 < 0.001

15

74.5

25.6

 

16

71.5

28.5

 

17

69.2

30.8

 

18

71.8

28.2

 

19

72.7

27.3

 

Place of residence

  

 < 0.001

Urban

51.2

48.8

 

Rural

75.9

24.1

 

Caste

  

 < 0.001

SC

81.6

18.4

 

ST

76.0

24.0

 

OBC

73.6

26.4

 

General

55.6

44.5

 

Religion

  

 < 0.001

Hindu

71.9

28.1

 

Muslim

73.6

26.4

 

Others

50.6

49.4

 

Education

  

 < 0.001

Illiterate

94.9

5.2

 

Primary

91.4

8.6

 

Secondary

72.6

27.5

 

Higher

46.3

53.7

 

Paid work in last year

  

0.04

No

72.4

27.6

 

Yes

70.6

29.5

 

Marital status

  

 < 0.001

Unmarried

68.1

31.9

 

Married

76.5

23.5

 

Wealth quintile

  

 < 0.001

Poorest

90.1

9.9

 

Poorer

82.5

17.5

 

Middle

72.0

28.0

 

Richer

60.7

39.3

 

Richest

47.6

52.4

 

States

  

 < 0.001

Uttar Pradesh

73.4

26.6

 

Bihar

70.8

29.2

 
  1. P-values are derived from Pearson’s Chi-square statistic assessing the test of association for the differences in proportions between the exposed and non-exposed groups
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