Table 1 Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of intervention and control group (N = 760)
Variables | Categories | Total N = 790, n (%) | Intervention N = 469, n (%) | Control N = 321 (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Class | 9th | 414 (52.4) | 255 (54.4) | 159 (49.5) | 0.181 |
10th | 376 (47.6) | 214 (45.6) | 162 (50.5) | ||
Age group | ≤14 years | 441 (55.8) | 257 (54.8) | 184 (57.3) | 0.483 |
> 14 years | 349 (44.2) | 212 (45.2) | 137 (42.7) | ||
Mother education | Illiterate | 61 (7.7) | 39 (8.3) | 22 (6.9) | 0.625 |
Class (1–5) | 125 (15.8) | 79 (16.8) | 46 (14.3) | ||
Class (6–8) | 84 (10.6) | 46 (9.8) | 38 (11.8) | ||
Class (9–10) | 292 (37.0) | 173 (36.9) | 119 (37.1) | ||
Class (11–12) | 166 (21.1) | 94 (20.1) | 72 (22.4) | ||
Bachelors | 43 (5.4) | 24 (5.1) | 19 (5.9) | ||
Masters | 19 (2.4) | 14 (3.0) | 5 (1.6) | ||
Father education | Illiterate | 40 (5.1) | 26 (5.6) | 14 (4.4) | 0.069 |
Class (1–5) | 84 (10.6) | 42 (9.0) | 42 (13.1) | ||
Class (6–8) | 82 (10.4) | 46 (9.8) | 36 (11.2) | ||
Class (9–10) | 271 (34.3) | 170 (36.3) | 101 (31.5) | ||
Class (11–12) | 197 (25.0) | 124 (26.5) | 73 (22.7) | ||
Bachelors | 79 (10.0) | 37 (7.9) | 42 (13.1) | ||
Masters | 36 (4.6) | 23 (4.9) | 13 (4.0) | ||
Occupation of mother | Homemaker | 719 (91.0) | 425 (90.6) | 294 (91.6) | 0.576 |
Unskilled worker | 16 (2.0) | 10 (2.1) | 6 (1.9) | ||
Skilled worker | 31(3.9) | 22 (4.7) | 9 (2.8) | ||
Clerical/shop/worker | 12 (1.5) | 6 (1.3) | 6 (1.9) | ||
Semi-professional | 11 (1.4) | 6 (1.3) | 5 (1.6) | ||
Professional | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | ||
Occupation of father | Unemployed | 16 (2.0) | 2 (0.4) | 14 (4.3) | 0.095 |
Unskilled worker | 155 19.6) | 96(20.4) | 59 (18.4) | ||
Semi-skilled worker | 13 (1.6) | 6 (1.2) | 7 (2.1) | ||
Skilled worker | 154 (19.7) | 90 (19.1) | 64 (20.0) | ||
Clerical/shop/worker | 311 (39.3) | 192 (41.3) | 119 (37.1) | ||
Semi-professional | 121 (15.3) | 74 (15.7) | 47 (14.6) | ||
Professional | 20 (2.5) | 9 (1.9) | 11 (3.5) |