Table 1. Basic characteristics of the pregnant women.

Sociodemographic variables		Frequency	Percentage
Age in years (mean ± S.D)		27.37 ± 3.91
Religion	Hindu	386	95.8
	Christian	9	2.2
	Muslim	8	2
Type of family	Nuclear family	251	62.3
	Joint family	150	37.2
	Three generation family	2	0.5
Total number of family members	<3	117	29
	3 to 5	276	68.5
	> 5	10	2.5
Education	Professional	169	41.9
	College	46	11.4
	High school	113	28
	Middle school	30	7.5
	Primary school	45	11.2
Occupation	Working	72	17.9
	Non-working	331	82.1
Socioeconomic status	Class 1	73	18.1
	Class 2	187	46.4
	Class 3	110	27.3
	Class 4	33	8.2