Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants.
| Variables | Discontinued user | Continued user |
|---|---|---|
| n = 137 | n = 276 | |
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Age of Woman (years) | ||
| Mean (SD) | 29.30± 5.28 | 29.21± 5.36 |
| Place of residence by Towns | ||
| Korangi | 57 (41.61) | 142 (51.45) |
| Bin Qasim | 60 (43.80) | 97 (35.14) |
| Landhi | 20 (14.60) | 37 (13.41) |
| Educational background of Woman | ||
| No formal education | 60 (43.80) | 77 (27.90) |
| Primary or less | 14 (10.22) | 54 (19.57) |
| Middle to Secondary | 54 (39.42) | 103 (37.32) |
| Intermediate and above | 9 (6.57) | 42 (15.22) |
| Reading Newspaper | ||
| Yes | 57 (41.61) | 126 (45.65) |
| Not at all | 80 (58.39) | 150 (54.35) |
| Frequency of Watching TV | ||
| Daily | 59 (43.07) | 135 (48.91) |
| At least once a week | 41 (29.93) | 81 (29.35) |
| Occasionally | 37 (27.01) | 60 (21.74) |
| Woman’s Employment Status | ||
| Employed | 16 (11.68) | 32 (11.59) |
| Not employed | 121 (88.32) | 244 (88.41) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Urdu | 50 (36.50) | 134 (48.55) |
| Punjabi | 9 (6.57) | 19 (6.88) |
| Sindhi | 27 (19.71) | 28 (10.14) |
| Pushto | 23 (16.79) | 29(10.51) |
| Hindko | 12 (8.76) | 31 (11.23) |
| Others* | 16(11.68) | 35 (12.68) |
| Educational background of husband | ||
| No formal education | 46 (33.58) | 67 (24.28) |
| Primary | 16 (11.68) | 34 (12.32) |
| Middle to Secondary | 63 (45.99) | 123 (44.57) |
| Intermediate and above | 12 (8.76) | 52 (18.84) |
| Type of Husband’s Employment | ||
| Unskilled | 108 (78.83) | 203 (73.55) |
| Skilled | 29 (21.17) | 73 (26.45) |
| Family Structure | ||
| Joint Family | 58 (42.34) | 108 (39.13) |
| Nuclear family | 79 (57.66) | 168 (60.87) |
| SES composite wealth index ṦṦ | ||
| Lower socio-economic status | 38 (27.74) | 51(18.48) |
| Middle socio-economic status | 88 (64.23) | 184 (66.67) |
| Upper socio-economic status | 11 (8.03) | 41 (14.86) |
* Where others include Balochi, Saraiki, Barmi and Bengali.
ṦṦ Socioeconomic Status generated by factor analysis