Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of The Participants (N = 3084)
| Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| Mean | 31.1 | |
| SD | 8.9 | |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 2643 | 85.7 |
| Buddhist | 259 | 8.4 |
| Muslim | 94 | 3.1 |
| Kirat | 36 | 1.2 |
| Christian | 52 | 1.7 |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban | 747 | 24.2 |
| Rural | 2338 | 75.8 |
| Ecological region | ||
| Mountain | 319 | 10.3 |
| Hill | 1449 | 47.0 |
| Terai | 1316 | 42.7 |
| Educational status | ||
| No education | 1481 | 48.0 |
| Primary | 564 | 18.3 |
| Secondary | 833 | 27.3 |
| Higher | 207 | 6.7 |
| Employed | 2431 | 78.8 |
| Husband’s educational status |
617 | 20.0 |
| No education | 693 | 22.5 |
| Primary | 1320 | 42.8 |
| Secondary | 438 | 14.2 |
| Higher | 17 | 0.6 |
| Don’t know | ||
| Husband employed | 3032 | 98.3 |
| Wealth index | ||
| Poorest | 638 | 20.7 |
| Poorer | 538 | 17.4 |
| Middle | 592 | 19.2 |
| Richer | 646 | 21.0 |
| Richest | 670 | 21.7 |
| Cohabitation duration (years) |
644 | 20.9 |
| 0 – 4 | 605 | 19.6 |
| 5 – 9 | 504 | 16.3 |
| 10 – 14 | 454 | 14.7 |
| 15 – 19 | 391 | 12.7 |
| 20 – 24 | 501 | 15.7 |
| 25 + | ||
| Number of husband’s other wives |
2967 | 96.2 |
| 0 | 115 | 3.8 |
| 1 + | 3 | 0.1 |
| Don’t know | ||
| Husband ever drunk | ||
| Don’t drink alcohol | 1484 | 48.1 |
| Never | 515 | 16.7 |
| Often | 214 | 7.0 |
| Sometimes | 871 | 28.2 |