Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of recruited women
| Characteristics | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| Mean ± SD | 27.2 ± 6.1 | |
| < 20 | 82 | 8.1 |
| 20–29 | 595 | 58.6 |
| 30–39 | 311 | 30.6 |
| ≥ 40 | 28 | 2.8 |
| Age at marriage (years) | ||
| Mean ± SD | 19.7 ± 3.8 | |
| ≤ 18 | 466 | 45.8 |
| 19–29 | 525 | 51.6 |
| ≥ 30 | 26 | 2.6 |
| Residency | ||
| Urban | 330 | 32.7 |
| Rural | 678 | 67.3 |
| Education | ||
| Illiterate/read and write | 177 | 17.4 |
| Completed primary/preparatory school | 249 | 24.5 |
| Completed secondary/Vocational education | 453 | 44.6 |
| University graduate or higher | 137 | 13.5 |
| Husband’s Education | ||
| Illiterate/read and write | 215 | 21.2 |
| Completed primary/preparatory school | 150 | 14.8 |
| Completed secondary/Vocational education | 481 | 47.4 |
| University graduate or higher | 165 | 16.3 |
| Do not Know | 4 | 0.39 |
| Work | ||
| Housewife | 920 | 90.4 |
| Paid work | 91 | 8.9 |
| Other | 7 | 0.69 |
| Husband’s Work | ||
| Not Working | 15 | 1.5 |
| Employee | 228 | 22.4 |
| Skilled/Unskilled worker | 563 | 55.4 |
| Private business | 207 | 20.4 |
| Others | 4 | 0.39 |