Table 1.
Selected socio-demographic sample characteristics of participants
| Quantitative survey | Focus group discussions | |
|---|---|---|
| N = 392 | N = 26 | |
| Age (mean +/- SD) | 25.3 years (3.1) | 24.9 years (3.1) |
| Less than 20 years | 19 (4.9 %) | 1 (3.9 %) |
| 20 – 24 years | 134 (34.2 %) | 9 (34.6 %) |
| 25 – 30 years | 239 (60.9 %) | 16 (61.5 %) |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 269 (68.62 %) | 13 (50.0 %) |
| Muslim | 123 (31.8 %) | 13 (50.0 %) |
| Class | ||
| Scheduled class | 131 (33.4 %) | 2 (7.7 %) |
| Schedule tribe | 46 (11.7 %) | 2 (7.7 %) |
| Other backwards caste | 159 (40.6 %) | 22 (84.6 %) |
| Other | 56 (14.3 %) | 0 (0.0 %) |
| Currently married | 390 (99.5 %) | 26 (100.0 %) |
| Age at marriage (mean +/- SD) | 17.2 years (2.4) | 15.5 years (4.0) |
| Less than 13 years | 11 (3.1 %) | 7 (26.9 %) |
| 13 – 18 years | 289 (73.7 %) | 15 (57.7 %) |
| 19 – 25 years | 91 (23.2 %) | 3 (11.5 %) |
| 26 – 30 years | 0 (0 %) | 1 (3.9 %) |
| Number of household members (mean +/- SD) | 4.8 members (1.7) | 5.4 members (3.2) |
| Number of births (mean +/- SD) | 2.1 births (1.1) | 2.7 births (1.3) |
| Educational attainment | ||
| None/illiterate | 143 (36.5 %) | 14 (53.9 %) |
| Primary | 148 (37.8 %) | 7 (26.9 %) |
| Secondary or higher | 101 (25.8 %) | 5 (19.2 %) |
| Wealth quartile | ||
| Poor | 77 (19.7 %) | - |
| Lower middle | 88 (22.5 %) | - |
| Upper middle | 101 (25.8 %) | - |
| Rich | 125 (32.0 %) | - |
| Site of delivery for most recent birth | ||
| Government hospital | 82 (20.9 %) | - |
| Primary health center | 196 (50.0 %) | - |
| Private hospital | 82 (20.9 %) | - |
| Private clinic | 32 (8.2 %) | - |
| Accompanied to delivery | ||
| Husband | 344 (87.8 %) | - |
| Mother-in-law | 177 (45.2 %) | - |
| Mother | 191 (48.7 %) | - |
| Sister | 116 (29.6 %) | - |
| Friend | 137 (34.9 %) | - |
| Other | 92 (23.5 %) | - |