Background
Methods
Population
Measurement
Ethical considerations
Survey development
Survey administration
Data analysis
Outcome variable (Linear) | Answer scale | Mean (sd) | Median | Range |
---|---|---|---|---|
What is the ideal age for a girl to get married? | Single year of age | 18.71 (1.53) | 18 | 10-26 |
What is the ideal age a girl should finish her studies? | Single year of age | 18.55 (2.70) | 18 | 10-30 |
Outcome variable (Logistic)
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Answer scale
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n (%)
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Have you heard about HIV/AIDS? | Yes | 146 (27.19) | ||
No | 391 (72.81) | |||
The time during the month when a female loses blood happens because? |
Correct:
| |||
An egg has not united with a male sperm | 166 (30.91) | |||
Incorrect:
| ||||
A woman is not eating enough | 8 (1.49) | |||
A woman is not clean | 22 (4.10) | |||
Do not know | 330 (61.45) | |||
Other | 11 (2.05) | |||
Can you go to a health service in a nearby village unescorted or alone? | Yes | 334 (62.20) | ||
No | 203 (37.80) |
Results
Mean (sd) | Median | Range | % Yes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 32.42 (8.97) | 31 | 16-63 | |
Attended school | 47.86 | |||
Highest grade passed | 3.82 (1.50) | 4 | 1-6 | |
Age at marriage | 15.65 (2.26) | 15 | 10-30 | |
Age at first pregnancy | 17.33 (2.65) | 17 | 12-32 | |
Number of times pregnant | 3.12 (1.49) | 3 | 1-11 | |
Number of children | 2.66 (1.19) | 2 | 1-8 | |
Earned money in the last 6 mo. | 45.23 | |||
Rupees Earned in last month | 183.90 (357.74) | 0.00 | 0-3000 | |
Food Secure | 53.45 | |||
Number of rooms in dwelling | 1.76 (0.85) | 2 | 0-7 | |
Religion | ||||
Hindu | 49.35 | |||
Muslim | 50.65 |
Independent variables | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β Coefficient | CI 95% |
P-value | β Coefficient | CI 95% |
P-value | |
Agea
| 0.01 | −0.02, 0.04 | 0.387 | 0.02 | −0.002, 0.05 | 0.066 |
Highest grade completedb
| 0.19 | 0.09, 0.29 |
<0.001
| 0.17 | 0.06, 0.28 |
0.002
|
Food Security (ref: food secure) | 0.03 | −0.44, 0.49 | 0.905 | 0.11 | −0.34, 0.57 | 0.632 |
Ideal age for a girl to get Marriedc
| 0.32 | 0.17, 0.47 |
<0.001
| 0.30 | 0.15, 0.45 |
<0.001
|
Health Knowledged (ref: 0 correct responses) | ||||||
1 correct response | −0.02 | −0.57, 0.53 | 0.949 | - 0.19 | −0.74, 0.36 | 0.496 |
2-3 correct responses | 1.19 | 0.56, 1.81 |
<0.001
| 0.87 | 0.23, 1.51 |
0.008
|
Independent variables | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | CI 95% |
P-value | OR | CI 95% |
P-value | |
Age (ref: <25 years old) | ||||||
25-34 | 1.51 | 0.91, 2.50 | 0.111 | 1.90 | 1.04, 3.46 |
0.037
|
35+ | 0.77 | 0.45, 1.30 | 0.324 | 1.00 | 0.53, 1.89 | 0.992 |
Highest grade completed (ref: no schooling) | ||||||
1-3 grade | 1.86 | 1.08, 3.21 |
0.025
| 1.50 | 0.81, 2.76 | 0.198 |
4-6 grade | 3.93 | 2.52, 6.14 |
<0.001
| 2.55 | 1.50, 4.33 |
0.001
|
Food security (ref: food secure) | 0.89 | 0.61, 1.31 | 0.564 | 0.88 | 0.56, 1.38 | 0.567 |
Religiona (ref: Hindu) | 0.57 | 0.39, 0.83 |
0.004
| 0.84 | 0.53, 1.33 | 0.466 |
Health knowledgeb (ref: 0 correct responses) | ||||||
1 correct response | 1.42 | 0.91, 2.22 | 0.120 | 1.18 | 0.70, 1.99 | 0.532 |
2 correct responses | 3.69 | 2.01, 6.74 |
<0.001
| 2.66 | 1.29, 5.46 |
0.008
|
TV/Radio as source of health informationc (ref: family & friends only) | 9.75 | 5.70, 16.67 |
<0.001
| 7.72 | 4.38, 13.60 |
<0.001
|
Independent variables | Unadjusted | Adjusted for core variables | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | CI 95% |
P-value | OR | CI 95% |
P-value | |
Time in a self-help group (ref: less than one year) | 1.52 | 1.02, 2.27 |
0.041
| 1.58 | 1.03, 2.44 |
0.037
|
Savings (ref: 0–219 Rupees) | ||||||
220 – 719 rupees | 1.54 | 0.84, 2.80 | 0.160 | 1.59 | 0.84, 3.00 | 0.156 |
720 – 1439 rupees | 1.84 | 1.02, 3.32 |
0.041
| 1.86 | 1.00, 3.48 |
0.051
|
> 1440 rupees | 2.63 | 1.50, 4.63 |
0.001
| 3.43 | 1.85, 6.36 |
<0.001
|
Ideal age for a girl to finish her studies (ref: <age 18) | ||||||
18-20 years old | 2.05 | 1.28, 3.29 |
0.003
| 2.01 | 1.23, 3.29 |
0.006
|
21+ years old | 3.61 | 2.04, 6.38 |
<0.001
| 3.17 | 1.73, 5.80 |
<0.001
|
Independent variables | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | CI 95% |
P-value | OR | CI 95% |
P-value | |
Age (ref: <25 years old) | ||||||
25-34 | 1.79 | 1.12, 2.85 |
0.014
| 1.99 | 1.21, 3.29 |
0.007
|
35+ | 1.56 | 0.98, 2.46 |
0.058
| 2.03 | 1.23, 3.36 |
0.006
|
Highest grade completed (ref: no schooling) | ||||||
1-3 grade | 1.73 | 1.06, 2.85 |
0.027
| 1.88 | 1.13, 3.15 |
0.016
|
4-6 grade | 1.26 | 0.85, 1.87 | 0.256 | 1.66 | 1.07, 2.58 |
0.024
|
Food security (ref: food secure) | 1.65 | 1.16, 2.35 |
0.006
| 1.75 | 1.20, 2.55 |
0.003
|
Earned money in the last 6 months (ref: no) | 2.56 | 1.78, 3.70 |
<0.001
| 2.52 | 1.73, 3.68 |
< 0.001
|