Table 1.
Description of demographic variables among adolescent girls (n=314)
| Demographic variables | Categories | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Area of residence | Rural | 204 (65.0) |
| Urban | 110 (35.0) | |
| Type of religion | Hindu | 250 (79.6) |
| Muslim | 44 (14.0) | |
| Christian | 20 (6.4) | |
| Father education | Illiterate | 85 (27.1) |
| Up to 10th and PUC | 174 (55.4) | |
| Graduate and above | 55 (17.5) | |
| Mother education | Illiterate | 125 (39.8) |
| Up to 10th and PUC | 167 (53.2) | |
| Graduate and above | 22 (7.0) | |
| Father occupation | Unemployed | 17 (5.4) |
| Manual worker | 59 (18.8) | |
| Self-employed | 55 (17.5) | |
| Farmer | 183 (58.3) | |
| Mother occupation | Housewife | 127 (40.4) |
| Manual worker | 60 (19.1) | |
| Self-employed | 28 (8.9) | |
| Farmer | 99 (31.5) | |
| Type of family | Joint | 93 (29.6) |
| Nuclear | 218 (69.4) | |
| Extended | 3 (1.0) | |
| Number of siblings | 1 | 113 (36.0) |
| 2 | 101 (32.2) | |
| >2 | 100 (31.8) | |
| Birth order | First child | 131 (41.7) |
| Middle child | 120 (38.2) | |
| Last child | 63 (20.1) | |
| Variables | Mean±SD | |
| Age (years) | 18.01±0.9 | |
| Family monthly income | 12337.58±6239.6 | |
SD=Standard deviation