Table 1 Characteristics of Village Development Committees in which focus group discussions were held
Village Development Committee | Women’s groups intervention cluster | NMR (Aug 2006-Jun 2009) | Percentage Muslim | Percentage Madheshi (Maithilli-speaking) ethnicity | Percentage Dalit | Distance from Janakpur municipality and the zonal hospital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mukhiyapatti | Yes | 24.3 | 10.5 | 95.3 | 11.8 | Difficult access by road which is prone to flooding |
Phulgama | Yes | 37.2 | 1.9 | 95.7 | 19.8 | Easy access |
Basaiya | No | 26.1 | 17.5 | 91. 4 | 31.1 | Easy access, borders Janakpur |
Lohana | Yes | 18.1 | 52.3 | 95.0 | 20.4 | Easy access as it borders the municipality |
Sakuwa Mahendranagar | No | 30.9 | 15.5 | 90.3 | 24.3 | Easy road access by bus |
Mansingpatti | No | 37.2 | 0.3 | 97.5 | 26.3 | Easy access |
Dhalkebar | Yes | 37.8 | 0.4 | 78.6 | 10.4 | Easy road access by bus |
Sapahi | No | 42.8 | 13.2 | 97.8 | 19.3 | Easy road access by bus |
Bharatpur | Yes | 43.5 | 14.5 | 71.8 | 23.4 | Easy road access by bus but far |
Thadi Jhija | Yes | 61.6 | 31.1 | 92.2 | 40.7 | Far but has train access |