Table 2.
Male respondent characteristics.
| Serial no. | Area | Caste | SES | Nuclear/joint household | Age | Grades passed | Interview taken? | Wife pregnant? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dahak | Middle Madhesi | II | Nuclear | 40 | 0 | Yes | No, baby 1 month old |
| 2 | Dahak | Middle Madhesi | IV | Joint | 30 | 9 | No, consent refusal | No, baby 18 days' old |
| 3 | Dahak | Middle Madhesi | IV | Nuclear | 26 | 4 | Yes | No, baby 17 days' old |
| 4 | Dahak | Middle Madhesi | V | Joint | 28 | 8 | Yes | No, baby 2 months old |
| 5 | Dahak | Dalit | I | Nuclear | 30 | 0 | No, consent refusal | No, baby 1 month old |
| 6 | Dahak | Dalit | I | Joint | ? | 0 | Yes | No, baby 6 months old |
| 7 | Dahak | Middle Madhesi | IV | Joint | 22 | 11 | Yes | No, baby 1 month old |
| 8 | Dahak | Middle Madhesi | I | Joint | 23 | 4 | Yes | No, wife had an abortion |
| 9 | Dahak | Middle Madhesi | V | Joint | 28 | 13 | No, consent refusal | Unknown |
| 10 | Dahak | Muslim | I | Joint | 26 | 0 | No, moved abroad | Unknown |
| 11 | Dahak | Dalit | I | ? | ? | 0 | No, consent refusal | Unknown |
| 1 | Lalit | Middle Madhesi | III | Joint | 23 | 6 | Yes | No, baby 14 days' old |
| 2 | Lalit | Middle Madhesi | V | Joint | 38 | 8 | Yes | No, baby 1 month old |
| 3 | Lalit | Middle Madhesi | I | Joint | 32 | 6 | Yes | No, baby 1 month old |
| 4 | Lalit | Middle Madhesi | III | Joint | 31 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | Lalit | Middle Madhesi | II | Nuclear | 29 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 6 | Lalit | Middle Madhesi | IV | Nuclear | 41 | 8 | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | Lalit | Middle Madhesi | III | Joint | 24 | 11 | Yes | No, baby 1 month old |
| 8 | Lalit | Dalit | II | Joint | 24 | 5 | No, consent refusal | Unknown |
| 9 | Lalit | Middle Madhesi | V | Joint | 26 | 10 | No, moved abroad | Unknown |
| 1 | Jamal | Middle Madhesi | V | Joint | 28 | 6 | Yes | No, baby 1 month old |
| 2 | Jamal | Middle Madhesi | III | Nuclear | 32 | 5 | Yes | No, baby 1 month old |
| 3 | Jamal | Dalit | I | Joint | 25 | 0 | Yes | No, baby 1 day old |
| 4 | Jamal | Muslim | III | Joint | 35 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | Jamal | Middle Madhesi | III | Joint | 28 | 0 | Yes | No, wife suffered miscarriage |
| 6 | Jamal | Muslim | III | Nuclear | 44 | 0 | Yes | No, baby died |
| 7 | Jamal | Middle Madhesi | V | Joint | 25 | 7 | Yes | No, baby 2 months old |
| 8 | Jamal | Muslim | I | Joint | 40 | 0 | No, consent refusal | Unknown |
SES reflects socioeconomic quintiles calculated using an asset index (Filmer and Pritchett, 2001) from surveillance data, I = lowest socioeconomic status, V = highest. Husbands 6 and 11 in Dahak did not provide information on their age. Husband 11 in Dahak did not provide information on family structure.