Table 2.
Marriage and reproductive characteristics of the respondents by intervention and control areas.
| Characteristics | Respondents’ n (%) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention (n = 799) | Control (n = 802) | ||
| Respondents’ age at marriage (in years) ** | |||
| ≤14 | 383 (47.9) | 277 (34.5) | 0.000 * |
| 15–17 | 391 (48.9) | 445 (55.5) | |
| ≥18 | 25 (3.1) | 80 (10.0) | |
| Mean (±sd) † | 14.6 (±1.6) | 15.2 (±1.8) | 0.000 * |
| Duration of marriage (in years) | |||
| Mean (±sd) † | 3.9 (±2.1) | 3.0 (±2.1) | 0.000 * |
| Type of marriage ** | |||
| Marriage by own choice | 387 (48.4) | 329 (41.0) | |
| Marriage by parents’ choice | 412 (51.6) | 473 (59.0) | 0.003 * |
| Pregnancy history ** | |||
| No pregnancy history | 104 (13.0) | 188 (23.4) | |
| Single pregnancy | 449 (56.2) | 465 (58.0) | 0.000 * |
| ≥ 2 pregnancy | 246 (30.8) | 149 (18.6) | |
| Current pregnancy status ** | |||
| Pregnant | 92 (11.5) | 139 (17.3) | |
| Not pregnant | 707 (88.5) | 663 (82.7) | 0.001 * |
* Significant difference; ** p-value was calculated using the chi-square test; † p-value was calculated using two-sample mean test (independent t-test).