Table 6 Knowledge and attitude about MEDP project activities (on a scale of 0–13 points)
| Variables | N | Mean score (0–13 points) |
ANOVA P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.78 | ||
| 18–29 | 246 | 6.9 ± 3.3 | |
| 30–44 | 262 | 7.1 ± 3.2 | |
| 45 + | 265 | 6.9 ± 3.2 | |
| Sex | 0.43 | ||
| Female | 256 | 6.9 ± 3.4 | |
| Male | 517 | 7.1 ± 3.2 | |
| Marital status | 0.68 | ||
| Unmarried | 107 | 7.1 ± 3.3 | |
| Married | 666 | 7.0 ± 3.2 | |
| Education | 0.031 | ||
| Illiterate | 147 | 6.5 ± 3.1 | |
| Primary | 188 | 6.7 ± 3.4 | |
| Middle | 170 | 7.2 ± 3.2 | |
| High school | 268 | 7.4 ± 3.1 | |
| Occupation | 0.02 | ||
| Farmer | 295 | 6.5 ± 3.5 | |
| Labour | 296 | 7.1 ± 3.1 | |
| Others | 76 | 7.8 ± 2.9 | |
| No-work/housewife | 106 | 7.5 ± 2.7 | |
| Caste | 0.16 | ||
| ST/SC | 538 | 6.9 ± 3.3 | |
| Others | 235 | 7.3 ± 2.9 | |
| Income | 0.000 | ||
| < 10 K | 534 | 7.33 ± 3.0 | |
| ≥ 10 K | 239 | 6.29 ± 3.5 | |
| Wealth index | |||
| Poorest | 154 | 6.4 ± 3.4 | 0.046 |
| Poorer | 156 | 7.1 ± 3.2 | |
| Middle | 154 | 6.8 ± 3.5 | |
| Richer | 155 | 7.2 ± 3.2 | |
| Richest | 154 | 7.5 ± 2.7 |