Demographic information—perceptual mapping and card sorting
| Men | WRA | MILs | |
| (n=30) | (n=30) | (n=30) | |
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |
| Age | 34.67 (6.00) | 27.90 (4.76) | 55.87 (7.58) |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| School | |||
| None | 3 (10) | 4 (13.3) | 21 (70.0) |
| Up to primary | 12 (40) | 8 (26.7) | 6 (20.0) |
| Up to secondary | 6 (20) | 7 (23.3) | 2 (6.7) |
| Up to high secondary | 5 (16.6) | 10 (33.4) | 1 (3.3) |
| Up to tertiary | 4 (13.3) | 1 (3.3) | 0 (0) |
| Married | 30 (100) | 30 (100) | 29 (96.7)† |
| Religion—Hindu | 100 (100) | 100 (100) | 100 (100) |
| Caste | |||
| Scheduled caste/tribe | 18 (60.0) | 16 (53.3) | 17 (56.6) |
| Other backwards caste | 11 (36.7) | 12 (40.0) | 13 (43.3) |
| Other caste | 1 (3.3) | 2 (6.7) | 0 (0) |
| Children | |||
| None | 0 (0) | 3 (10) | 0 (0) |
| 1 | 4 (13.3) | 7 (23.3) | 3 (10.0) |
| 2 | 12 (40.0) | 10 (33.3) | 3 (10.0) |
| 3 | 10 (33.3) | 7 (23.3) | 11 (36.7) |
| 4 or more | 4 (13.3) | 3 (10.0) | 13 (43.3) |
| Ever taken IFA | 4 (13.3) | 26 (86.7) | 7 (23.3) |
| Currently taking IFA | 0 (0) | 3 (10.0) | 2 (9.1) |
| Diagnoses of anaemia ever | 1 (3.3) | 16 (53.3) | 4 (13.3) |
| Currently anaemic? | 5 (21.7) | 4 (14.3) | 3 (13.0) |
Under ‘School’, ‘I’ indicates incomplete and ‘C’ indicates complete.
*p < 0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
†The one mother-in-law who was not married was a widow.
IFA, iron folic acid; MILs, mothers-in-law; WRA, women of reproductive age.