Table 1. Participant characteristics, by facility type (n = 605).
| Pharmacy | Public Health Facility | p | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 301) | (n = 304) | (n = 605) | ||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Age (years) (range: 16–44) | 27.2 (5.9) | 28.0 (6.0) | 0.24 | 27.6 (5.9) |
| Education (years) (range: 0–17) (n = 604) | 7.7 (4.0) | 6.8 (4.2) | 0.02 | 7.2 (4.1) |
| Household assets* (proportion) (range: 0–1) (n = 604) |
0.6 (0.2) | 0.5 (0.2) | 0.12 | 0.6 (0.2) |
| Parity (years) (range: 0–7) | 1.7 (1.0) | 2.1 (1.2) | 0.02 | 1.9 (1.1) |
| Gestation (days) (range: 35–63) | 44.9 (6.0) | 44.8 (5.9) | 0.57 | 44.9 (5.9) |
| Travel time to facility (minutes) (range: 2–240) |
28.0 (26.2) | 34.2 (36.6) | 0.06 | 31.1 (32.0) |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Married | 297 (98.7) | 303 (99.7) | 0.14 | 600 (99.2) |
| Working outside home | 192 (63.8) | 175 (57.6) | 0.24 | 367 (60.7) |
| Caste/Ethnicity | ||||
| Brahman/Chettri | 139 (46.2) | 139 (45.7) | 0.74 | 278 (46.0) |
| Relatively Advantaged Janajatis | 17 (5.7) | 13 (4.3) | 30 (5.0) | |
| Disadvantaged Janajatis/Non-Dalit | 119 (39.5) | 111 (36.5) | 230 (38.0) | |
| Dalit/Untouchable | 26 (8.6) | 41 (13.5) | 67 (11.1) | |
| Parity | ||||
| 0 | 23 (7.6) | 15 (4.9) | <0.01 | 38 (6.3) |
| 1 | 115 (38.2) | 79 (26.0) | 194 (32.1) | |
| 2 | 117 (38.9) | 129 (42.4) | 246 (40.7) | |
| 3+ | 46 (15.5) | 81 (26.7) | 127 (21.2) | |
| Prior abortion | 97 (32.2) | 101 (33.2) | 0.83 | 198 (32.7) |
| Future fertility preference | ||||
| No more children | 167 (55.5) | 205 (67.4) | 0.06 | 372 (61.5) |
| Child > 2 years | 116 (38.5) | 83 (27.3) | 199 (32.9) | |
| Child within 2 years | 6 (2.0) | 5 (1.6) | 11 (1.8) | |
| Don’t know | 12 (4.0) | 11 (3.6) | 23 (3.8) | |
| Ever use of effective contraception | 121 (40.2) | 172 (56.6) | 0.01 | 293 (48.4) |
| Know abortion is legal | 150 (49.8) | 151 (49.7) | 0.75 | 301 (49.8) |
* Assessed with 8 items asking whether participants’ households had amenities such as electricity, radio, landline phone, and bicycle.