Table 1. Overview of SRHR status in Nepal by background characteristics.
| SRH status | Total | Wealth quintile | Education | Residence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest | Lowest | Above secondary level | No education | Urban | Rural | ||
| The median age of marriage among women of 25–49 years (years) | 17.9 | 19.5 | 17.5 | 21.4 | 16.8 | 18.3 | 17.2 |
| Wanted fertility rate (rate) | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| Birth intervals (months) | 36.7 | 47.5 | 35.9 | 42.7 | 35.2 | 40.5 | 33.5 |
| Unmet need for family planning (%) | 23.7 | 20.5 | 27.0 | 25.0 | 17.9 | 22.7 | 25.3 |
| Teenage pregnancy (%) | 16.7 | 5.9 | 19.5 | 7.2 | 32.6 | 13.2 | 22.3 |
| Antenatal care coverage (%) | 83.6 | 95.5 | 73.8 | 94.5 | 73.3 | 87.0 | 79.5 |
| Institutional delivery coverage (%) | 57.4 | 89.6 | 33.9 | 85.4 | 36.4 | 68.6 | 44.2 |
| Delivery assisted by a skilled provider (%) | 58.0 | 88.7 | 33.9 | 84.9 | 37.6 | 67.7 | 46.8 |
| Postnatal care coverage (%) | 56.7 | 81.2 | 36.7 | 80.2 | 41.7 | 63.9 | 48.4 |
| Women experience physical violence (%) | 21.8 | 13.6 | 20.9 | 7.7 | 34.4 | 20.5 | 23.8 |
| Women experience sexual violence (%) | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 6.6 |
Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2016 [15].