Table 2. Baseline characteristics of participants in calibration (N = 511) and validation (N = 509) samples.
| Address | Sample | Where would you go if you had simple health problems? | Sample | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calibration | Validation | Calibration | Validation | ||
| Husband’s family home | 488 (96%) | 493 (97%) | Public sector health institution | 77 (15%) | 92 (18%) |
| Respondent’s natal home | 21 (4%) | 16 (3%) | Private medical centre, clinic, nursing home or hospital | 89 (17%) | 71 (14%) |
| Other | 2 (0.4%) | 0 (0%) | Pharmacy/medical shop | 294 (58%) | 308 (61%) |
| Other specify | 19 (4%) | 13 (3%) | |||
| Head of household in Husband's home | Don’t do anything | 29 (6%) | 19 (4%) | ||
| Husband | 129 (25%) | 162 (32%) | Don’t know | 3 (1%) | 6 (1%) |
| Father-in-law | 213 (42%) | 210 (41%) | |||
| Mother-in-law | 67 (13%) | 57 (11%) | Do you voluntarily participate in any group? | ||
| Other man from husband’s household | 9 (2%) | 4 (1%) | Yes | 34 (7%) | 53 (10%) |
| Other woman from husband’s household | 6 (1%) | 4 (1%) | No | 477 (93%) | 456 (90%) |
| Woman herself | 87 (17%) | 56 (11%) | |||
| Unknown | 0 (0%) | 16 (3%) | Literacy | ||
| Cannot read | 320 (63%) | 343 (67%) | |||
| Husband working outside Nepal | Reads with difficulty | 114 (22%) | 71 (14%) | ||
| No | 252 (49%) | 273 (54%) | Reads easily | 77 (15%) | 95 (19%) |
| Yes | 259 (51%) | 236 (46%) | |||
| Age of woman (years) | Which type of work are you involved in? | ||||
| ≤18 | 51 (10%) | 33 (6%) | Only work inside the household | 314 (62%) | 283 (56%) |
| 19–24 | 182 (36%) | 196 (39%) | Work outside the home | 6 (1%) | 14 (3%) |
| 25–34 | 223 (44%) | 209 (41%) | Both | 191 (37%) | 212 (42%) |
| 35+ | 55 (11%) | 71 (14%) | |||