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Table 1 Demographics of the control and intervention survey participants (family planning clients), N, %

From: A mixed-methods evaluation of the impact of a person-centered family planning intervention for community health workers on family planning outcomes in India

 

Intervention

Control

Total

 

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

Age group*

 18–24

154

28.4

177

32.7

331

30.5

 25–29

189

34.9

227

41.9

416

38.4

 30–34

102

18.8

99

18.3

201

18.5

 35 and over

97

17.9

39

7.2

136

12.5

Education*

 Illiterate/No school/Primary

236

43.5

199

36.7

435

40.1

 Post-primary/vocational/Secondary

88

16.2

121

22.3

209

19.3

 College or above

171

31.5

188

34.7

359

33.1

 still in school

47

8.7

34

6.3

81

7.5

Occupation

 Working

29

5.4

38

7

67

6.2

 Homemaker

513

94.6

504

93

1017.00

93.8

Caste group*

 SC/ST

99

18.3

137

25.3

236

21.8

 Other Backwards Castes

381

70.3

317

58.6

698

64.5

 General

62

11.4

87

16.1

149

13.8

What is your religion*

 Hindu

388

71.6

498

92.1

886

81.8

 Muslim

154

28.4

43

7.9

197

18.2

Desire More Children*

 No

310

58.5

257

48.2

567

53.3

 Yes

220

41.5

276

51.8

496

46.7

Adopted a method at 3 months

 No

335

51

292

50.2

627

50.6

 Yes

322

49

290

49.8

612

49.4

  1. *significant at the p < 0.05 level difference between control and intervention