Table 1.
Background Characteristics of the respondents and characteristics of their husbands (n=6116).
| Categories | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Place of Residence | ||
| Urban | 3545 | 58 |
| Rural | 2571 | 42 |
| Highest educational level | ||
| No education | 5 | 0.1 |
| Basic | 406 | 6.6 |
| Secondary | 2580 | 42.2 |
| Higher | 3125 | 51.1 |
| Age group | ||
| 15-24 | 1665 | 27.2 |
| 25-34 | 2081 | 34 |
| 35-49 | 2370 | 38.8 |
| Mean ±SD | 31.50±9.5 | |
| Children in the household | ||
| 1 child | 4199 | 68.7 |
| 2-3 Children | 1831 | 29.9 |
| More than 4 children | 86 | 1.4 |
| Household members | ||
| 1 | 60 | 1 |
| 2-3 | 1239 | 20.3 |
| More than 4 | 4817 | 78.8 |
| Employment Status | ||
| No | 4108 | 67.2 |
| Yes | 2006 | 32.8 |
| Owns a Mobile phone | ||
| No | 199 | 3.3 |
| Yes | 5917 | 96.7 |
| Use of Mobile phone for financial transaction | ||
| No | 4215 | 71.3 |
| Yes | 1699 | 28.7 |
| Cover by Health Insurance | ||
| No | 5637 | 92.2 |
| Yes | 478 | 7.8 |
| Has a bank account | ||
| No | 4910 | 80.4 |
| Yes | 1199 | 19.6 |
| Wealth index | ||
| Poorest | 1137 | 18.6 |
| Poorer | 1358 | 22.2 |
| Middle | 1324 | 21.6 |
| Richer | 1293 | 21.1 |
| Richest | 1004 | 16.4 |
| Husband educational level | ||
| No education | 7 | 0.2 |
| Primary | 384 | 9.6 |
| Secondary | 1993 | 49.9 |
| Secondary special | 1608 | 40.3 |
| Age | ||
| 20-29 | 612 | 15.3 |
| 30-39 | 1447 | 36.2 |
| 40-49 | 1283 | 32.1 |
| 50-59 | 636 | 15.9 |
| 60+ | 20 | 0.5 |
| Mean ±SD | 39.36±8.8 | |
| Drinks alcohol | ||
| No | 1334 | 37.7 |
| Yes | 2204 | 62.3 |