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Table 1 Study site characteristics

From: Community perceptions of pre-eclampsia in rural Karnataka State, India: a qualitative study

India Characteristics

 Population

1,210,193,444

 Size (Km2)

3,287,590

 Number of states

28

 Number of union territories

7

 Predominant language

Hindi

  Predominant religion

Hindu

 Literacy rate of women 15–49 years

55 %

Karnataka State Characteristics

 Population

61,130,704

 Size (Km2)

191,791

 Number of districts

30

 Predominant language

Kannada

 Predominant religion

Hindu

 Literacy rate of women 15–49 years

60 %

Site Characteristics

 Cumulative population

86,470

 Cumulative size (Km2)

608

 Number of clusters sampled

4

 Number of villages

34

  1. (International Institute for Population Sciences and Macro International, 2007)