Table 1.
Demographic and socio‐economic characteristics
| Mothers discharged after delivery (n = 304) | |
|---|---|
| Mother | |
| Age (years) (mean ± SD)† | 25.0 ± 4.6 |
| Parity (number) (mean ± SD) | 1.5 ± 0.6 |
| Marital status (%) | |
| Married | 99.7 (303) |
| Divorced, widowed or separated | — |
| Single | 0.3 (1) |
| Level of education (%) | |
| None | 7.6 (23) |
| Non‐formal education | 2.3 (7) |
| Primary | 19.7 (60) |
| Secondary | 28.0 (85) |
| Upper secondary | 23.4 (71) |
| Tertiary education | 19.1 (58) |
| Caste (%) | |
| Dalit | 3.6 (11) |
| Disadvantaged janajati | 31.3 (95) |
| Disadvantaged non‐dalit terai caste | 1.0 (3) |
| Religious minority | 0.0 (0) |
| Advantaged janajati | 30.3 (92) |
| Upper caste | 33.9 (103) |
| Works outside the home (%) | 15.1 (46) |
| Received antenatal care (%) | 99.3 (302) |
| Assisted delivery (%) | 99.0 (301) |
| Child | |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 2.2 ± 2.5 (days) |
| Sex (female) (%) | 43.8 (133) |
| C‐section delivery (%) | 29.3 (89) |
| Household | |
| Safe source of drinking water (%) | 95.7 (291) |
| Household members per sleeping room (mean ± SD) | 2.7 ± 1.0 |
| Assets, ownership (%) | |
| Bicycle | 23.0 (70) |
| Car | 6.3 (19) |
| Motorbike | 45.4 (138) |
| Refrigerator | 39.1 (119) |
| Television | 86.2 (262) |
†
SD, standard deviation.