Table 1

Demographic information for participants in FLI (n=69) and FGD (n=46)

AllUnmarried womenRecently married womenMarried womenWomen older than 49 years
FLI participants691623%1217%2232%1928%
Intervention community (vs control)2841%531%433%941%1053%
Age*36.6(18–75)20.7(18–28)23.2(20–27)34.0(24–47)61.3(50–75)
Education
 None1623%00%00%418%1263%
 Some primary1826%16%325%732%737%
 Some secondary2841%1063%975%941%00%
 Some tertiary710%531%00%29%00%
Below poverty line card†5585%1488%11100%1575%1583%
Hindu69100%16100%12100%22100%19100%
Caste‡
 Brahmin46%17%00%29%15%
 General caste4466%1280%873%1255%1263%
 Scheduled caste (SC)57%00%00%314%211%
 Other backward caste (OBC)1218%213%327%418%316%
 Scheduled tribe23%00%00%14%15%
Children4362%00%433%2091%19100%
Water source within compound4363%1275%758%1359%1161%
Toilet within compound3754%1063%975%941%947%
Focus group discussion participants462350%1635%715%
Intervention community2248%1043%744%571%
Age*30.7(18–70)19.2(18–23)34.8(20–48)59.7(51–70)
Education
 None12%00%00%114%
 Some primary1328%00%850%572%
 Some secondary1226%522%638%114%
 Some tertiary2044%1878%212%00%
Below poverty line card†2967%1670%1071%350%
Hindu4598%2296%16100%7100%
Caste‡
 Brahmin12%14%00%00%
 General caste3065%1252%1169%7100%
 SC817%522%319%00%
 OBC715%522%213%00%
 Scheduled tribe00%00%00%00%
Children2350%00%16100%7100%
Water source within compound3270%1670%1169%571%
Toilet within compound2759%1461%850%571%
  • *Not all women know their age; some guessed.

  • †Missing data for four FLI women; missing data for three FGD women.

  • ‡ Missing data for two FLI women. While only two women reported to be from ‘scheduled tribes’, <1% of Puri residents identify as from scheduled tribes.49

  • FGD, focus group discussions; FLI, free-list interviews.