Table 1 Background characteristics of poor women who had a live birth 5 years preceding the IDHS 2012, before and after propensity score matching (PSM)
Before PSM | After PSM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
None (N = 12,054) | Jamkesmas (N = 5265) | None (N = 5236) | Jamkesmas (N = 5236) | |
Age Group | ||||
15–19 | 17.0% | 16.1% | 14.6% | 16.1% |
20–34 | 47.9% | 41.8% | 44.8% | 41.8% |
35–49 | 35.2% | 42.2% | 40.6% | 42.1% |
Marital Status | ||||
Never Married | 20.5% | 19.9% | 18.7% | 19.9% |
Married | 73.4% | 72.0% | 74.8% | 72.0% |
Other | 6.2% | 8.2% | 6.6% | 8.1% |
Education Level | ||||
None | 7.0% | 5.8% | 6.4% | 5.7% |
Completed or some primary | 41.3% | 46.2% | 45.9% | 46.2% |
Completed or some secondary | 46.1% | 44.5% | 43.6% | 44.6% |
Higher | 5.5% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 3.5% |
Wealth Quintile | ||||
Lowest | 54.2% | 59.2% | 59.8% | 59.1% |
Second | 45.9% | 40.8% | 40.2% | 40.9% |
Employment Status in Last 12 Months | ||||
Currently employed | 39.2% | 37.5% | 37.3% | 37.6% |
Not currently employed, but worked in last 12 months | 17.9% | 15.2% | 16.6% | 15.3% |
Did not work in last 12 months | 42.9% | 47.2% | 46.1% | 47.1% |
Sex of HH head | ||||
Male | 89.0% | 87.7% | 89.4% | 87.7% |
Female | 11.0% | 12.4% | 10.6% | 12.3% |
Household Number | ||||
1–4 members | 47.1% | 40.2% | 40.5% | 40.3% |
5 or more members | 52.9% | 59.8% | 59.5% | 59.7% |
Exposure to Newpaper | ||||
None | 61.8% | 62.4% | 63.1% | 62.4% |
Less than once a week | 30.9% | 31.0% | 30.8% | 31.1% |
At least once a week | 7.4% | 6.6% | 6.1% | 6.6% |
Exposure to Radio | ||||
None | 55.3% | 51.9% | 52.6% | 52.0% |
Less than once a week | 30.2% | 31.8% | 31.9% | 31.8% |
At least once a week | 14.5% | 16.3% | 15.5% | 16.2% |
Exposure to Television | ||||
None | 9.9% | 9.5% | 8.4% | 9.5% |
Less than once a week | 14.8% | 17.6% | 17.0% | 17.6% |
At least once a week | 75.3% | 72.9% | 74.6% | 72.9% |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 25.2% | 25.1% | 23.9% | 25.0% |
Rural | 74.8% | 74.9% | 76.1% | 75.0% |
Provincial Jamkesmas Coverage | ||||
Low | 54.2% | 31.8% | 31.7% | 31.8% |
High | 45.8% | 68.2% | 68.3% | 68.2% |