Socio-demographic characteristics | n (%) or Mean ± SD/Median, Min/Max |
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Tribe, (n = 291) | |
Santal | 273 (93.8) |
Santal, but converted to Christendom | 1 (0.3) |
Konra | 17 (5.8) |
HH cash income group, (n = 272) | |
0–4999 INR/month | 177 (65.1) |
≥ 5000 INR/month | 95 (34.9) |
Maternal age at birth of first childNN*** (in years, mean ± SD/median, Min/Max), (n = 286) | 19.9 ± 2.5/19.0, 14/29 |
Age group at birth of oldest child | |
14–17 | 29 (10.1) |
18–21 | 194 (67.8) |
22–26 | 57 (19.9) |
27–29 | 6 (2.1) |
Times given birthNN*** (mean ± SD/median, Min/Max), (n = 285) | 1.8 ± 0.8/2, 1/5 |
Times given birth | |
1 | 119 (41.8) |
2 | 117 (41.1) |
3 | 42 (14.7) |
4 | 5 (1.8) |
5 | 2 (0.7) |
Birth spacing from pregnancy to pregnancy (in months, mean ± SD/median, Min/Max) | |
between 1st and 2nd (n = 173)NN*** | 41.8 ± 24.6/36, 10/186 |
between 2nd and 3rd (n = 55)NN*** | 41.8 ± 23.5/36, 12/99 |
between 3rd and 4th (n = 12)NN* | 55.9 ± 35.5/45, 12/99 |
between 4th and 5th (n = 6)NN* | 68.5 ± 36.8/82.5, 24/99 |
Use of contraceptives at any time (n = 285) | |
Yes, regularly | 38 (13.3) |
Yes, sometimes | 89 (31.2) |
No | 158 (55.4) |
Mode of delivery (n = 280) | |
natural/vaginal delivery | 264 (94.3) |
cesarean section | 16 (5.7) |
Place of delivery (n = 282) | |
home | 82 (29.1) |
health facility | 197 (69.9) |
on the way to health facility | 3 (1.1) |
Marital status (n = 281) | |
married | 274 (97.5) |
widowed (n = 3), divorced (n = 2), deserted by husband (n = 1), single (n = 1) | 7 (2.6) |
Educational level (n = 288) | |
never attended school | 133 (46.2) |
attended (<  3 years, n = 43), Primary (class V, n = 45), Upper primary (class VIII, n = 37) | 125 (43.3) |
Secondary (class X, n = 23), High school (class XII, n = 6), Above high school (n = 1) | 30 (10.4) |
Daily time (in hours, mean ± SD, Min/Max) use on | |
cooking-related activities (n = 289)NN* | 7.8 ± 2.5/7.8, 1/14 |
works outside the house/income generating activities (n = 69)NN*** | 3.4 ± 2.6/2.5, 0.5/8 |
child caring activities (n = 240)NN*** | 2.9 ± 2.0/2.5, 0.5/9.5 |
cleaning house (n = 289)NN*** | 1.3 ± 0.8/1.0, 0.2/4 |
cleaning cloth/taking bath (n = 242)NN*** | 1.3 ± 0.6/1.0, 0.3/3 |
relaxing/chatting with friends/sleeping during day time (n = 184)NN*** | 1.5 ± 0.8/1.0, 0.5/5 |
 all indicated activities during the day (n = 290) NN*** | 14.3 ± 2.2/15, 7/19 |