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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and exposure to health intervention among women who are part of self-help groups, Bihar, India, 2016 (N = 1204)

From: Effect of sharing health messages on antenatal care behavior among women involved in microfinance-based self-help groups in Bihar India

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***

  1. SD standard deviation
  2. *p < 0.10; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01
  3. a SC Scheduled Caste, ST Scheduled Tribe
  4. b Formal schooling refers to the ability to both read and write
  5. c p values were obtained by comparing percentages for those who were exposed to health intervention and those who were not exposed to health intervention. Differences in percentages were tested using χ2 test statistics and differences in average values were tested using unpaired t statistic