Table 1 Background characteristics of adolescent girls by salinity areas at the 1st survey (dry season)
Religion | Muslim | Hindu | Muslim | Hindu | Muslim | Hindu | Muslim | Hindu | Muslim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salinity area | High saline | Medium saline | Low saline | Fresh water | Processing Plant | ||||
dry | n = 28 | n = 32 | n = 31 | n = 29 | n = 28 | n = 30 | n = 30 | n = 30 | n = 60 |
(wet) | (n = 28) | (n = 28) | (n = 26) | (n = 28) | (n = 25) | (n = 28) | (n = 28) | (n = 29) | (n = 50) |
Age, years (mean ± sd) | 14.2  ± 1.5 | 13.9  ± 1.3 | 14.0  ± 1.3 | 13.7  ± 1.5 | 14.3  ± 1.6 | 14.0  ± 1.4 | 14.2  ± 1.6 | 14.1  ± 1.5 | 13.3  ± 1.2 |
Schooling, years (mean ± sd) | 7.0  ± 1.8 | 7.5  ± 1.7 | 7.12  ± 1.8 | 7.1  ± 1.8 | 7.5  ± 2.1 | 7.16  ± 1.9 | 7.5  ± 1.9 | 8.0  ± 1.8 | 6.2  ± 2.0 |
Household size, number (mean) | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
Wealth quintiles | |||||||||
  1st quintile (poorest) | 15 (27.3%) | 15 (29.4%) | 13 (24.1%) | 3 (5.0%) | 5 (15.6%) | ||||
  2nd quintile | 6 (10.9%) | 13 (25.5%) | 10 (18.5%) | 13 (21.7%) | 8 (25.0%) | ||||
  3rd quintile | 12 (21.8%) | 5 (9.8%) | 12 (22.2%) | 19 (31.7%) | 3 (9.4%) | ||||
  4th quintile | 14 (25.5%) | 10 (19.6%) | 8 (14.8%) | 10 (16.7%) | 8 (25.0%) | ||||
  5th quintile (richest) | 8 (14.6%) | 8 (15.7%) | 11 (20.4%) | 15 (25.0%) | 8 (25.0%) | ||||