Table 1.
Demographic background of respondents (N=360)
| Characteristics | N | % | Characteristics | N | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | Income | |||||
| Average age | 23.0 years | < 120 USD | 291 | 80.8 | ||
| <19 | 102 | 28.3 | ≥ 120 USD | 69 | 19.2 | |
| 20–24 | 140 | 38.9 | Residence | |||
| 25–29 | 76 | 21.1 | < 6 km | 252 | 70.0 | |
| 30–34 | 23 | 6.4 | ≥ 6 km | 108 | 30.0 | |
| 35 or more | 19 | 5.3 | Antenatal Care | |||
| Occupation | No | 8 | 2.2 | |||
| Officer | 7 | 1.9 | Yes | 352 | 97.8 | |
| Farmer | 270 | 75.0 | Postnatal care | |||
| Housewife | 83 | 23.1 | No | 210 | 58.3 | |
| Ethnicity | Yes | 150 | 41.7 | |||
| Lao Lum | 40 | 11.1 | Place of delivery | |||
| Lao Theung | 254 | 70.5 | Provincial Hospital | 32 | 8.9 | |
| Hmong | 51 | 14.2 | District Hospital | 48 | 13.3 | |
| Others | 15 | 4.2 | Health Center | 280 | 77.8 | |
| Religion | Length of stay (days) | |||||
| Buddhist | 62 | 17.2 | 1 | 329 | 91.4 | |
| Animist | 295 | 82.0 | 2 or more | 31 | 8.6 | |
| Christian | 3 | 0.8 | Received transportation support | |||
| Education | No | 314 | 87.2 | |||
| Illiterate | 71 | 19.7 | Yes | 46 | 12.8 | |
| Primary | 177 | 49.2 | ||||
| Secondary | 84 | 23.3 | ||||
| High | 28 | 7.8 | ||||