Table 2 Baseline background characteristics of female Cambodian garment workers with completed follow-up by groupa
| Â | Group | |
|---|---|---|
Intervention | Control | |
Total, n (%) | 86 (50) | 86 (50) |
Age, years | 21 ± 3b | 21 ± 3 |
Weight, kg | 46 ± 6 | 47 ± 6 |
Height, cm | 153 ± 5 | 154 ± 6 |
School attendance, years | 7 ± 2 | 7 ± 2 |
Marital status, n (%) | ||
 Single | 81 (94) | 81 (94) |
 Married | 4 (5) | 4 (5) |
 Widowed | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
Hometown province, n (%) | ||
 Phnom Penh | 2 (2) | 5 (6) |
 Others | 84 (98) | 81 (94) |
Duration of employment in factory, months | 14 ± 9 | 13 ± 9 |
Monthly basic salary, USD | 131 ± 14 | 131 ± 9 |
Last monthly salary (incl. bonus, overtime, and allowance), USD | 198 ± 37 | 191 ± 31c |
Job type in factory, n (%) | ||
 Sewing | 52 (60) | 57 (66) |
 Quality control | 16 (19) | 12 (14) |
 Buttoning | 8 (9) | 4 (5) |
 Cutting | 4 (5) | 3 (3) |
 Packaging | 3 (3) | 3 (3) |
 Others | 3 (3) | 7 (8) |
Accommodation on workdays, n (%) | ||
 Hometown, family household | 18 (21) | 32 (37) |
 Nearby place of friend/family | 4 (5) | 1 (1) |
 Nearby shared room for rent | 63 (73) | 52 (60) |
 Nearby private room for rent | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
Number of people in family household | 4.6 ± 1.4 | 5.2 ± 1.6 |
Wealth index of family household | 1.9 ± 2.8 | 2.4 ± 3.6 |
Participant’s monthly payment to family household, USD | 119 ± 39 | 122 ± 41d |
Family household’s primary source of income, n (%) | ||
 Wage employment | 46 (53) | 54 (63) |
 Farming | 22 (26) | 17 (20) |
 Casual labor | 6 (7) | 10 (12) |
 Business/petty trade | 7 (8) | 4 (5) |
 Others | 5 (6) | 1 (1) |