Study settings | Pakistan | India |
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Study area | Kallar Syedan, one of the seven rural sub-districts of the district Rawalpindi | Three out of six sub-districts of North Goa district: Bardez, Bicholim and Tiswadi talukas. |
Population | 170,000 | 1,460,000 |
Average household size | 6.2 members | 4.2 members |
Livelihood | Mainly subsistence farming, supported by serving in the armed forces or working as government employees and semi-skilled or unskilled labourers in the cities | Mainly tourism supported by mining and agriculture |
Literacy rates | Males 80 %, females 50 % | Males 93 %, females 82 % |
Infant mortality rates | 84 per 1000 live births | 9 per 1000 live births |