Table 2. Gap Between Knowing the Problem and Consultation and Demographic Variables (n = 172) a.
| Demographic Variables | Gap between Knowing the Problem and Consultation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 3 Months (n = 66) | 3-10 Months (n = 49) | > 10 Months (n = 57) | P Value | Test | |
| Marital status | 0.24 | X2 value = 2.79; df = 2 | |||
| Living without spouse | 15 (22.7) | 18 (36.7) | 18 (31.6) | ||
| Living with spouse | 51 (77.3) | 31 (63.3) | 39 (68.4) | ||
| Literacy | 0.16 | X2 value = 3.62; df = 2 | |||
| Illiterate | 39 (59.1) | 27 (55.1) | 41 (71.9) | ||
| Literate | 27 (40.9) | 22 (44.9) | 16 (28.1) | ||
| Occupation | 0.30 | Fisher's exact test | |||
| Housewives | 63 (95.5) | 49 (100) | 52 (91.2) | ||
| Others | 3 (4.5) | 0 (0) | 5 (8.8) | ||
| Age, y | 0.05 | X2 Value = 12.24; df = 6 | |||
| < 40 | 24 (36.4) | 25 (51) | 17 (29.8) | ||
| 40-49 | 16 (24.2) | 11 (22.4) | 9 (15.8) | ||
| 50-59 | 11 (16.7) | 8 (16.3) | 10 (17.5) | ||
| 60 < | 15 (22.7) | 5 (10.2) | 21 (36.8) | ||
| Place of residence | 0.14 | X2 Value = 3.84; df = 2 | |||
| Urban | 41 (62.1) | 22 (44.9) | 28 (49.1) | ||
| Rural | 25 (37.9) | 27 (55.1) | 29 (50.9) | ||
| State of residence | 0.69 | X2 Value = 0.74; df = 2 | |||
| Delhi | 32 (48.5) | 20 (40.8) | 27 (47.4) | ||
| Other states | 34 (51.5) | 29 (59.2) | 30 (52.6) | ||
| Number of children | 0.07 | X2 Value = 8.52; df = 4 | |||
| No Childrenb | 2 (3.0) | 1 (2.0) | 4 (7.0) | ||
| 1-2 Childrenb | 17 (25.8) | 10 (20.4) | 21 (36.8) | ||
| 3-4 Children | 36 (54.5) | 26 (53.1) | 19 (33.3) | ||
| > 4 Children | 11 (16.7) | 12 (24.5) | 13 (22.8) | ||
aData are presented as No. (%).
bNo children and 1-2 children categories merged for the analysis.