Table 1.
Background characteristics of married young women who had at least one live birth in the 5 years preceding the survey and characteristics by place of delivery for the most recent live birth, NDHS 2011
| Demographic and socio-economic characteristics | Number | Percentage (%) | Home delivery (%) | Institutional delivery (%) |
| Age*** | ||||
| 15–19 | 333 | 20.0 | 44.4 | 55.6 |
| 20–24 | 1329 | 80.0 | 56.0 | 44.0 |
| Ethnicity*** | ||||
| Brahmin/Chhetri | 449 | 27.0 | 45.4 | 54.6 |
| Janajati | 635 | 38.2 | 58.4 | 41.6 |
| Dalit | 301 | 18.1 | 56.9 | 43.1 |
| Other | 276 | 16.6 | 53.1 | 46.9 |
| Educational level*** | ||||
| No education | 524 | 31.5 | 70.8 | 29.2 |
| Primary | 397 | 23.9 | 58.2 | 41.8 |
| Secondary or above | 741 | 44.6 | 39.2 | 60.8 |
| Religion* | ||||
| Hindu | 1401 | 84.3 | 52.8 | 47.2 |
| Buddhist | 142 | 8.5 | 66.4 | 33.6 |
| Muslim | 83 | 5.0 | 48.0 | 52.0 |
| Kirat/Christian | 36 | 2.2 | 54.4 | 45.6 |
| Ecological zone*** | ||||
| Mountain | 116 | 7.0 | 66.1 | 33.9 |
| Hill | 610 | 36.7 | 60.0 | 40.0 |
| The Terai | 935 | 56.3 | 48.1 | 51.9 |
| Place of residence*** | ||||
| Urban | 146 | 8.8 | 22.3 | 77.7 |
| Rural | 1516 | 91.2 | 56.7 | 43.3 |
| Wealth*** | ||||
| Poor | 679 | 40.9 | 70.7 | 29.3 |
| Middle | 410 | 24.7 | 53.5 | 46.5 |
| Rich | 572 | 34.4 | 33.7 | 66.3 |
| Parity*** | ||||
| One | 959 | 57.7 | 42.4 | 57.6 |
| Two | 505 | 30.4 | 67.0 | 33.0 |
| Three | 165 | 10.0 | 76.0 | 24.0 |
| Four or more | 33 | 2.0 | 65.4 | 34.6 |
| Sex of head of household | ||||
| Male | 1246 | 75.0 | 54.0 | 46.0 |
| Female | 415 | 25.0 | 53.0 | 47.0 |
| Involvement in a community group | ||||
| Not involved in any community group | 1128 | 67.9 | 53.5 | 46.5 |
| Involved in a community group | 534 | 32.1 | 54.2 | 45.8 |
| Number of ANC visits for the most recent live birth*** | ||||
| Less than 4 visits | 745 | 45.0 | 72.0 | 28.0 |
| 4 or more visits | 917 | 55.0 | 39.0 | 61.0 |
| Decisions on own healthcare*** | ||||
| Without involvement of respondent | 831 | 50.0 | 58.7 | 41.3 |
| Involvement of respondent | 831 | 50.0 | 48.7 | 51.3 |
| Decisions on making large household purchases | ||||
| Without involvement of respondent | 1092 | 65.7 | 54.8 | 45.2 |
| Involvement of respondent | 570 | 34.3 | 51.5 | 48.5 |
| Decisions on visits to family or relatives | ||||
| Without involvement of respondent | 1046 | 62.9 | 54.3 | 45.7 |
| Involvement of respondent | 616 | 37.1 | 52.7 | 47.3 |
| Women's autonomy in household decisions** | ||||
| No autonomy | 708 | 42.6 | 58.9 | 41.1 |
| Moderate autonomy (involved in 1 or 2 issues) | 528 | 31.8 | 48.5 | 51.5 |
| High autonomy (involved in all 3 issues) | 426 | 25.6 | 51.6 | 48.4 |
| Total | 1662 | 100.0 | 53.7 | 46.3 |
***p<0.001, **p<0.01 , *p<0.05.
ANC, antenatal care.