Table 2 Participant characteristics
| Â | Bangladesh rural 1 | Bangladesh rural 2 | Nepal rural | India rural | India urban |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Maternal schooling | |||||
 No schooling | 4210 (28) | 1565 (18) | 10365 (74) | 6084 (68) | 1708 (28) |
 Primary | 5311 (36) | 2754 (32) | 1634 (12) | 464 (5) | 315 (5) |
 Secondary | 5327 (36) | 4176 (48) | 1970 (14) | 2351 (26) | 3511 (58) |
 Higher | 99 (<1) | 117 (1) | 30 (<1) | 79 (1) | 551 (9) |
 Missing | - | 49 (1) | 80 (<1) | - | - |
Maternal age (y) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  < 20 | 2285 (15) | 1314 (15) | 2872 (21) | 1116 (12) | 496 (8) |
 20–24 | 5685 (38) | 3374 (39) | 5526 (39) | 2907 (32) | 2576 (42) |
 25–29 | 3974 (27) | 2342 (27) | 3920 (28) | 2420 (27) | 2068 (34) |
 30–34 | 1911 (13) | 1118 (13) | 1159 (8) | 1297 (15) | 710 (12) |
 35+ | 1087 (7) | 513 (6) | 601 (4) | 707 (8) | 226 (4) |
 Missing | 5 (<1) | - | 1 (<1) | 531 (6) | 9 (<1) |
Gravidity | |||||
 First pregnancy | 5086 (34) | 2911 (34) | 4582 (33) | 2520 (28) | 1795 (29) |
 Not first pregnancy | 9861 (66) | 5747 (66) | 9497 (67) | 6457 (72) | 4290 (71) |
 Missing | - | 3 (<1) | - | 1 (<1) | - |
Asset index | |||||
 Poorest | 6373 (43) | 3478 (40) | 4713 (33) | 5319 (59) | 3194 (53) |
 Poor | 3658 (24) | 2400 (28) | 4720 (34) | 2159 (24) | 937 (15) |
 Least poor | 4916 (33) | 2783 (32) | 4645 (33) | 1500 (17) | 1954 (32) |
 Missing | - | - | 1 (<1) | - | - |
Total | 14947 (100) | 8661 (100) | 14079 (100) | 8978 (100) | 6085 (100) |