Socio-demographic characteristics | Women who belong to self-help groups | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall percentage and mean | Exposed to health intervention | Unexposed | p-value c | |
(N = 1204) | (N = 597) | (N = 607) | ||
Mean age in years (SD) | 26.8 (4.9) | 27.5 (5.0) | 26.1 (4.7) | < 0.001*** |
Had 3 or more children | 68.2 | 77.4 | 59.1 | < 0.001*** |
Belongs to SC/ST a | 91.5 | 91.6 | 91.4 | 0.905 |
Formal schooling b | 25.2 | 17.9 | 32.3 | < 0.001*** |
SHG women engaged in some occupation | 39.1 | 43.7 | 34.6 | < 0.001*** |
Duration of association with SHG | ||||
Less than equal to 12 months | 11.7 | 3.5 | 19.8 | < 0.001*** |
13–24 months | 28.2 | 19.3 | 37.1 | < 0.001*** |
25 or more months | 60.1 | 77.2 | 43.1 | < 0.001*** |