Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of postnatal mothers: educational status, educational level, occupation, religion, and family income status.
| Variable | Number (n=178) | Percentage |
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| Educational status (n=178) | ||
| Illiterate | 23 | 12.9 |
| Literate | 155 | 87.1 |
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| Educational level (n=155) | ||
| Just read and write | 14 | 9.0 |
| Primary level | 26 | 16.8 |
| Secondary level | 81 | 52.3 |
| Higher secondary level | 22 | 14.2 |
| Bachelor level and above | 12 | 7.7 |
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| Occupation (n=178) | ||
| Agriculture | 29 | 16.3 |
| Homemaker | 112 | 62.9 |
| Business | 13 | 7.3 |
| Service | 10 | 5.6 |
| Labour | 2 | 1.1 |
| Others | 12 | 6.7 |
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| Religion (n=178) | ||
| Hinduism | 147 | 82.6 |
| Buddhism | 2 | 1.1 |
| Islam | 24 | 13.5 |
| Christianity | 5 | 2.8 |
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| Family income status (n=178) | ||
| Enough for less than six months | 10 | 5.6 |
| Enough for less than one year | 94 | 52.8 |
| Enough for one year and surplus | 74 | 41.6 |