Table 1 Percentage of adolescent girls by socio-demographic characteristics, WASH practices, and participation in programmes
Characteristics | Bihar (N = 1704) | Odisha (N = 1727) | Chhattisgarh (N = 2921) | Total (N = 6352) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ||||
 10–14 years | 63.2 | 51.2 | 55.5 | 56.4 |
 15–19 years | 36.8 | 48.8 | 44.5 | 43.6 |
Religion | ||||
 Hindu | 41.9 | 95.3 | 98.3 | 82.3 |
 Non-Hindu | 58.1 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 17.7 |
Caste | ||||
 Scheduled Caste (SC) | 19.1 | 15.4 | 2.4 | 10.4 |
 Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 4.9 | 54.1 | 65.1 | 46.0 |
 Other Backward Classes (OBCs) | 68.3 | 22.6 | 27.9 | 37.3 |
 Others | 7.7 | 7.9 | 4.6 | 6.3 |
Wealth quintile | ||||
 Poorest | 6.2 | 32.2 | 21.2 | 20.0 |
 Poor | 13.2 | 23.3 | 21.7 | 20.0 |
 Middle | 24.5 | 16.4 | 19.5 | 20.0 |
 Rich | 31.8 | 15.0 | 16.1 | 20.0 |
 Richest | 24.4 | 13.2 | 21.5 | 20.0 |
Currently attending school | ||||
 Yes | 80.6 | 57.3 | 74.8 | 71.6 |
 No | 19.4 | 42.7 | 25.2 | 28.4 |
Engaged in work outside home | ||||
 Yes | 11.7 | 21.4 | 30.4 | 23.0 |
 No | 88.3 | 78.6 | 69.6 | 77.0 |
Earnings in casha | ||||
 Yes | 88.9 | 98.3 | 98.9 | 97.4 |
 No | 11.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
Main source of drinking water | ||||
 Improvedb | 99.9 | 83.0 | 95.0 | 93.1 |
 Unimproved | 0.1 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 6.9 |
Accessibility to water facility | ||||
 Within premisesc | 0.1 | 1.7 | 7.3 | 3.8 |
 Out of premises | 99.9 | 98.3 | 92.7 | 96.2 |
Type of sanitation facility used | ||||
 Improvedd | 18.1 | 12.7 | 16.2 | 15.7 |
 Unimprovede | 81.9 | 87.3 | 83.8 | 84.3 |
Practice open defecationf | ||||
 Yes | 79.3 | 83.0 | 83.2 | 82.1 |
 No | 20.7 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 17.9 |
Uses soap after defecation | ||||
 Yes | 72.8 | 63.1 | 74.8 | 71.1 |
 No | 27.2 | 36.9 | 25.2 | 28.9 |
Uses sanitary napking during menstruationh | ||||
 Yes | 11.2 | 37.4 | 24.8 | 23.3 |
 No | 88.8 | 62.6 | 75.2 | 76.7 |
Accessed adolescent health services in last six months | ||||
 Yes | 2.5 | 7.9 | 13.8 | 9.2 |
 No | 97.5 | 92.1 | 86.2 | 90.8 |
Visited AnganwadiCentre (AWC) for service | ||||
 Yes | 3.4 | 27.0 | 37.1 | 25.3 |
 No | 96.6 | 73.0 | 62.9 | 74.7 |
Accessed any health service/counselling from frontline health worker | ||||
 Yes | 2.7 | 20.1 | 18.0 | 14.5 |
 No | 97.3 | 79.9 | 82.0 | 85.5 |
Attended any Kishori group meetings | ||||
 Yes | 2.1 | 9.0 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
 No | 97.9 | 91.0 | 94.1 | 94.3 |
Able to make decision aboutown healthcare | ||||
 Yes | 25.6 | 62.3 | 36.8 | 40.7 |
 No | 74.4 | 37.7 | 63.2 | 59.3 |