Table 2.

Characteristics of the study participants

Variables		n	Valid %
Age	20–29	100	52.9
	30–39	56	29.6
	40–49	33	17.5
Age at first marriage	≤15	48	25.4
	16–17	69	36.5
	≥18	72	38.1
Level of education	no formal education	103	54.5
	≥primary school	86	45.5
Level of husbands’ education	≤primary school	117	62.2
	>primary school	71	37.8
	no answer	1	-
Permission needed to go out	yes	157	87.2
	no	23	12.8
	no answer	9	-
Cash income	yes	39	21.1
	no	146	78.9
	no answer	4	-
Support in household chores	yes	66	35.5
	no	120	64.5
	no answer	3	-
Family structure	nuclear	93	49.2
	extended/joint	96	50.8
Husbands’ physical assaults	yes	80	42.8
	no	107	57.2
	no answer	2	-
Decision-making on household issues*	score≤3	84	44.9
	score>3	103	55.1
	no answer	2	-
Decision-making on expenditure*	score≤5	84	44.7
	score>5	104	55.3
	no answer	1	-
Awareness of community activities	yes	65	34.4
	no	124	65.6
Participation in community activities	yes	30	15.9
	no	159	84.1
Total		189	100.0

*Variables for participation in decision-making processes were transformed into scores, by aggregating answers of relevant sub-questions. In each sub-question, women who could make a decision alone were given a full score of two points, who could only decide partly were given one point, and who could not join the decision making process were given zero point.