Table 3.
Characteristics of husbands and mothers-in-law by women’s age group
| Characteristics | Teens (N = 105) n (%) | Young adults (N = 105) n (%) | Adults (N = 105) n (%) | Total (N = 315) n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husband’s characteristics | |||||
| Age | |||||
| Median (IQR) | 23 (21,24) | 26 (24,29) | 30 (28,33) | 26 (23,30) | <0.001* |
| Education | <0.001** | ||||
| Illiterate or can only read and write | 3 (2.9) | 1 (0.9) | 4 (3.8) | 8 (2.5) | |
| Primary or secondary | 92 (87.6) | 77 (73.3) | 64 (60.9) | 233 (73.9) | |
| University degree or higher | 9 (8.6) | 27 (25.7) | 37 (35.2) | 74 (23.2) | |
| Occupation | 0.02** | ||||
| Unemployed | 5 (4.8) | 4 (3.8) | 3 (2.9) | 12 (3.8) | |
| Employed | 60 (57.1) | 79 (75.2) | 79 (75.2) | 218 (69.2) | |
| Farmer or others | 40 (38.1) | 22 (21) | 23 (21.9) | 83 (26.3) | |
| Type of family | 0.2 | ||||
| Nuclear | 33 (31.4) | 40 (38.1) | 45 (42.9) | 108 (34.3) | |
| Joint | 72 (68.6) | 65 (61.9) | 60 (57.1) | 197 (62.5) | |
| Per capita income | 0.7 | ||||
| < 700 USD | 72 (68.6) | 73 (69.5) | 68 (64.8) | 213 (67.6) | |
| ≥ 700 USD | 33 (31.4) | 32 (30.5) | 37 (35.2) | 102 (32.4) | |
| Mother-in-law’s characteristics | |||||
| Age | <0.001* | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 45 (42,50) | 50 (45,55) | 55 (50,60) | 50 (45,55) | |
| Education | 0.2 | ||||
| Illiterate or can only read and write | 88 (83.8) | 87 (82.9) | 95 (90.5) | 270 (85.7) | |
| Secondary or lower | 17 (16.2) | 18 (17.1) | 10 (9.5) | 45 (14.3) | 0.2 |
| Occupation | <0.001 | ||||
| Housewife | 25 (23.8) | 26 (24.8) | 52 (49.5) | 103 (32.7) | |
| Farmer or laborer | 68 (64.8) | 63 (60) | 48 (45.7) | 174 (55.2) | |
| Employed | 12 (11.4) | 16 (15.2) | 5 (4.8) | 33 (10.5) | |
| Lives with daughter-in-law | 0.09 | ||||
| No | 43 (41) | 39 (37.1) | 54 (51.4) | 136 (43.2) | |
| Yes | 62 (59) | 66 (62.9) | 51 (48.6) | 179 (56.8) | |
*Wilcoxon’s Rank Sum test **Fisher’s exact test.