groups for all other variables at baseline. We control for those baseline characteristics in some of our regression specifications.

**_Table 4: Baseline characteristics by study groups_**

|**Variables**|**Sample Means**|**Intervention**<br>**group 1**|**Intervention**<br>**group 2**|**Intervention**<br>**group 3**|**Intervention**<br>**group 4**|**Control**<br>**group**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Male|0.5(0.5)|0.50(0.5)|0.50(0.50)|0.51(0.5)|0.50(0.5)|0.50(0.5)|
|Age|<br>51(9.6)|<br>51(9.6)|<br>51(9.8)|<br>50(9.5)|<br>51(9.8)|<br>51(9.3)|
|No Education|0.01(0.08)|0.013(0.1)|0.01(0.1)|0.00(0.1)|0.010(0.1)|0. (0)|
|Primary Education|0.57(0.5)|0.58(0.5)|0.53((0.5)|0.59(0.5)|0.58(0.5)|0.59(0.5)|
|Technical Education|0.27(0.4)|0.28(0.4)|0.30(0.5)|0.23(0.4)|0.3(0.4)|0.27(0.4)|
|Higher Education|<br>0.16(0.4)|<br>0.13(0.3)|<br>0.17(0.4)|<br>0.18(0.4)|<br>0.15(0.4)|<br>0.15(0.4)|
|Married|0.86(0.3)|0.83(0.4)|0.85(0.4)|0.86(0.3)|0.86(0.3)|0.88(0.3)|
|Divorced|0.03(0.2)|0.028(0.2)|0.030(0.2)|0.035(0.2)|0.030(0.2)|0.025(0.2)|
|Widowed|<br>0.034(0.2)|<br>0.065(0.2)|<br>0.028(0.2)|<br>0.035(0.2)|<br>0.018(0.1)|<br>0.025(0.3)|
|Single|0.079(0.3)|0.075(0.3)|0.093(0.3)|0.068(0.3)|0.093(0.3)|0.068(0.25)|
|Household Size|4.6(3)|4.6(2.0)|4.7(5.1)|4.6(1.8)|4.6(2.0)|4.6(2.1)|
|State Employee|0.16(0.4)|0.16(0.4)|0.17(0.4)|0.16(0.4)|0.14(0.3)|0.19 (0.4)|
|Private Sector Employee|0.2(0.4)|0.20(0.4)|0.18(0.4)|0.24(0.4)|0.20(0.4)|0.21(0.4)|
|Self-Employed|0.086(0.3)|0.09(0.3)|0.10(0.3)|0.095(0.3)|0.10(0.3)|0.043(0.2)|
|<br>Unemployed|<br>0.55(0.5)|<br>0.55(0.5)|<br>0.56(0.5)|<br>0.51(0.5)|<br>0.57(0.5)|<br>0.57(0.5)|
|Our income is not sufficient|0.056(2)|0.10(0.3)|0.083(0.3)|0.035(0.2)|0.050(0.2)|0.015(0.12)|
|for everyday food|||||||
|<br>Our income is sufficient for<br>everyday food but not for|0.35(0.5)|38(0.5)|0.32(0.5)|0.27(0.4)|0.38(0.5)|0.41(0.5)|
|clothes and other basic needs|||||||
|Our income is sufficient for|0.50(0.5)|0.43(0.5)|0.49(0.5)|0.55(0.5)|0.48(0.5)|0.55(0.5)|
|family basic needs, such as<br>food, clothing, utilities, but not<br>enough for big purchases, such<br>|||||||
|as equipment or a car|||||||
|Our income is sufficient to|0.078(0.3)|0.073(0.3)|0.07(0.3)|0.13(0.34)|0.090(0.3)|0.025(0.2)|
|meet all family needs, make|||||||
|big purchases, but not enough<br>|||||||
|for savings|||||||
|Our income is sufficient to<br>meet all family needs, make<br>any kind of purchases and|0.014(0.1)|0.20(0.1)|0.03(0.2)|0.015(0.1)|0.005(0.1)|0.0025(0.1)|
|have some savings|||||||
|<br>Small PHC (pop. <920)|0.10(0.3)|0.10(0.3)|0.10(0.3)|0.10(0.3)|0.10(0.3)|0.10(0.3)|
|Medium PHC (920>pop<br><1700)|0.16(0.4)|0.19(0.4)|0.19(0.4)|0.19(0.4)|0.19(0.4)|0.16(0.2)|
|Large PHC (pop. >1700)|0.74(0.4)|0.71(0.5)|0.71(0.5)|0.71(0.5)|0.71(0.5)|0.74(.4)|
|<br>Urban PHC|<br>0.51(0.5)|<br>0.51(0.5)|<br>0.51(0.5)|<br>0.51(0.5)|<br>0.51(0.5)|<br>0.51(0.5)|

Sample means with standard deviations in parentheses.

# **_B._** **_<u>Main results and sensitivity analysis</u>_**

Table 5 reports the screening status of study participants in the 5 study groups in the e-health database. From a baseline of no screening for all participants, 3.5 percent of participants in the control group went for both hypertension and diabetes screening during the study period (July 17