Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of postnatal mothers: age, ethnicity, and type of family.

Variable	Number (n=178)	Percentage
Age (in years)
<20	33	18.5
20–24	85	47.8
25–29	42	23.6
30–34	14	7.9
Above 35	4	2.2
Mean age = 23.17
SD = ±4.219 years
Range = 16–37 years
Ethnicity
Brahmin/Chhetri	60	33.7
Janajati	41	23.0
Dalit	21	11.8
Madhesi	32	18
Muslims	24	13.5
Type of family
Nuclear	42	23.6
Joint	136	76.4