Participants’ Characteristics

N = 11315

Age in years

Mean ± SD

29.3 ± 5.3

15 - 19

191 (1.7)

20 - 49

11,123 (98.3)

Don’t Know

1 (0.0)

Education

No formal education

9219 (81.5)

Primary

2096 (18.5)

Secondary and above

Occupation

Housewife

4216 (37.3)

Farming

2804 (24.8)

Daily Wages

2357 (20.8)

Self employed

1767 (15.6)

Govt/Pvt Job

162 (1.4)

Others

9 (0.1)

HH density

8.2 ± 5.2

Religion

Muslim

9093 (80.4)

Hindu

2211 (19.5)

Christian

10 (0.1)

Don’t Know/Missing

1 (0.0)

Main source of drinking water

Improved sources

11,151 (98.6)

Unimproved sources

163 (1.4)

Don’t Know/Missing

1 (0.0)

Type of toilet facility used by household

Improved sanitation facility

7551 (66.7)

Unimproved sanitation facility

3763 (33.3)

Don’t Know/Missing

1 (0.0)

Health related

Gravidity

Primigravida

1962 (17.3)

Multigravida

9346 (82.6)

Don’t Know/Missing

7 (0.1)

Place of delivery

Hospital

7645 (67.6)

Home

3656 (32.3)

Other

14 (0.1)