Table 1. Characteristics of the study sample (n = 407).

Characteristic	Number	Percentage
Age
<20 years	20	4.9%
20–27 years	174	42.8%
28–35 years	180	44.2%
Education level
Up to grade 5	14	3.4%
Up to grade 10	188	46.2%
Up to G.C.E. Ordinary Level	114	28.0%
Completed G.C.E. Advanced Level	61	15.0%
Tertiary education	30	7.4%
Monthly family income
Less than LKR 20,000	80	19.7%
LKR 20,001–40,000	193	43.4%
LKR 40,001–60,000	72	17.7%
LKR 60,001–80,000	24	5.9%
LKR 80,001–100,000	18	4.4%
More than LKR 100,001	20	4.9%
Weeks postpartum
8–12 weeks	196	48.2%
13–18 weeks	97	23.8%
18–24 weeks	114	28.0%
Mode of delivery
Vaginal (Normal vaginal/assisted)	309	75.9%
Lower Segment Caesarean Section	98	24.1%
Total	407	100.0%

G.C.E., General Certificate of Examination; LKR, Sri Lankan Rupees