Table 1 Characteristics of the target communities in this study
Country | Community | n (male, female) | Location | Main occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bangladesh (n = 549) | BV | 107 (51, 56) | Urban | Tertiary industry |
BJ | 71 (39, 32) | Peri-urban | Farming (rice, vegetables, beans, and jute) | |
BZ | 60 (30, 30) | Peri-urban | Farming (rice, vegetables, and mango) | |
BS | 95 (42, 53) | Rural | Farming (rice, vegetables, and jute) | |
BT | 107 (57, 50) | Rural | Farming (rice, vegetables, and jute) and migrant labor | |
BC | 109 (42, 67) | Rural | Wage labor | |
Indonesia (n = 186) | P | 100 (50, 50) | Rural | Farming (rice) |
S | 86 (46, 40) | Urban | Various occupations (e.g., farming, construction industry, etc.) | |
Nepal (n = 700) | NC | 169 (65, 104) | Rural | Farming (rice and vegetables) and commerce, wage labor, and migrant labor |
NP | 123 (54, 69) | Rural | Migrant labor and farming (rice, mustard, and dairy) | |
NW | 161 (70, 91) | Urban | Commerce and wage labor | |
NI | 128 (59, 69) | Rural | Cash-crop farming (tea, cardamon, and broom grass) | |
NK | 119 (55, 64) | Peri-urban | Migrant labor, business, and farming (rice and mustard) | |
Vietnam (n = 496) | VC | 134 (66, 68) | Rural | Cash-crop farming (coffee) |
VP | 136 (53, 83) | Rural | Farming (rice and corn) | |
VA | 114 (58, 56) | Urban | Retail business and recycling industry | |
VT | 112 (53, 59) | Rural | Rice, shrimp, and dairy farming |