Table 4 Bivariate analysis showing association of outcome indicators by background characteristics
Background Characteristics | Knowledge and Awareness score | Interacting with block integrator | Maintain HNS registers | Spent time on HNS activity in past week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average score | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
21.0 (N = 594) | 54.4 | 59.9 | 26.9 | ||
Received training on HNS | Yes | 23.7 | 82.0b | 88.4b | 36.6b |
No | 16.5 | 8.1 | 12.2 | 10.8 | |
Study arm | Community mobilizers in programme blocks | 22.9 | 76.8b | 82.8b | 34.2b |
Community mobilizers in non-programme blocks | 16.5 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 9.7 | |
Age | 18–24 years | 19.2 | 41.9b | 50.5b | 23.7 |
25–34 years | 21.6 | 59.9 | 62.8 | 29.5 | |
35+ years | 22.4 | 61.6 | 67.3 | 27.0 | |
Mean (SD) | – | 30.3 (7.99) | 30.1 (8.04) | 29.4 (7.31) | |
Gender | Male | 18.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 |
Female | 21.0 | 54.7 | 60.3 | 27.2 | |
Caste | Scheduled castes/Scheduled tribes | 21.6 | 55.0 | 61.7 | 27.5 |
Other backward castes | 21.1 | 56.2 | 59.9 | 26.4 | |
General | 19.6 | 41.5 | 56.9 | 29.2 | |
Education | 0–8 years of schooling | 22.3 | 60.6 | 69.7 | 33.3 |
Completed 9th/10th grade (high school) | 20.9 | 55.5 | 54.0 | 25.5 | |
Completed 11th/12th grade (higher secondary school) | 20.8 | 53.4 | 61.8 | 25.7 | |
Completed 13+ years of schooling | 20.7 | 51.1 | 61.3 | 27.7 | |
Marital status | Currently married | 19.3 | 51.3 | 59.3 | 26.6 |
Currently not married | 21.4 | 55.1 | 60.1 | 27.0 | |
Own a mobile phone | Personal | 18.7 | 56.5a | 48.3 | 20.0 |
Shared | 21.3 | 35.0 | 61.2 | 27.7 | |
Type of mobile phone | Basic brick phone | 20.8 | 54.9b | 57.8b | 27.3 |
Featured phone | 21.2 | 54.2 | 68.8 | 26.0 | |
Smart phone | 23.0 | 60.5 | 73.7 | 31.6 | |
Length of association | Average months of association with JEEViKA | – | 4.4 (1.39) | 4.4 (1.38) | 4.4 (1.31) |
Work duration | < 18 h | 20.7 | 52.2 | 53.5b | 19.9b |
≥18 h | 21.3 | 56.6 | 66.3 | 34.0 | |