Table 1 Distribution of background characteristics of community mobilizers, by receipt of training on HNS topics
Background Characteristics | Percentage (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (N = 594)a | Did not receive HNS trainingb | Received HNS trainingb | ||
Study Arm | Programme blocks | 70.4 | 11.0 | 89.0d |
Non-programme blocks | 29.6 | 100.0 | 0.0 | |
Age | 18–24 years | 33.3 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
25–34 years | 39.9 | 33.3 | 66.7 | |
35 years and above | 26.8 | 27.7 | 72.3d | |
Mean (Standard Deviation) | 29.2 (7.9) | 27.1 (7.1) | 30.4 (8.1) | |
Gender | Male | 0.8 | 80.0 | 20.0c |
Female | 99.2 | 37.1 | 62.9 | |
Religion | Hindu | 95.8 | 32.0 | 68.0 |
Others | 4.2 | 37.6 | 62.4 | |
Caste | Scheduled castes/ Scheduled tribes | 20.2 | 33.3 | 66.7 |
Other backward castes | 68.9 | 37.4 | 62.6 | |
Others | 10.9 | 44.6 | 55.4 | |
Education | 0–8 years | 11.1 | 22.7 | 77.3 |
9–10 years (high school) | 33.7 | 38.5 | 61.5 | |
11–12 years (higher secondary school) | 32.2 | 38.2 | 61.8 | |
13+ years | 23.1 | 41.6 | 58.4 | |
Marital status | Other marital status | 19.0 | 39.8 | 60.2 |
Currently married | 81.0 | 36.8 | 63.2 | |
Own a mobile phone | Personal | 89.9 | 56.7 | 43.3d |
Shared | 10.1 | 35.2 | 64.8 | |
Type of mobile phone | Basic brick phone | 75.8 | 38.2 | 61.8 |
Featured phone | 16.2 | 33.3 | 66.7 | |
Smart phone | 6.4 | 26.3 | 73.7c | |
Duration of association | Duration of association with JEEViKA in months (mean, SD) | 31 (21) | 22 (16.2) | 37c (21.8) |
Work duration | Weekly working hours (mean, SD) | 18.4 (13.8) | 17.2(13.3) | 19.2 (14.1) |