Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of reproductive-age women (N = 400).
| Variables | Category | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of residence | Rural | 200 | 50.0 |
| Urban | 200 | 50.0 | |
| Age | 15–25 | 141 | 35.3 |
| 26–35 | 141 | 35.3 | |
| 36–49 | 118 | 29.5 | |
| Marital status | Married | 328 | 82.0 |
| Single | 30 | 7.5 | |
| Separated | 18 | 4.5 | |
| Widowed | 24 | 6.0 | |
| Family members * | Small family | 260 | 65.0 |
| Big family | 140 | 34.5 | |
| Level of education | No education | 37 | 9.3 |
| Primary | 234 | 58.5 | |
| Secondary | 125 | 31.3 | |
| Higher | 4 | 1.0 | |
| Main occupation | Unemployed | 241 | 60.5 |
| Agriculture | 68 | 17.0 | |
| Hard job | 79 | 19.8 | |
| Government job | 11 | 2.8 | |
| Monthly family income 1 | Less than 5000 | 17 | 4.3 |
| 5000–15,000 | 138 | 34.5 | |
| 15,001–25,000 | 100 | 25.0 | |
| 25,001–35,000 | 71 | 17.8 | |
| 35,001–50,000 | 57 | 14.3 | |
| More than 50,000 | 17 | 4.3 | |
| BMI | Underweight | 174 | 43.5 |
| Normal weight | 134 | 33.5 | |
| Overweight | 77 | 19.3 | |
| Obese | 15 | 3.8 | |
| Residence in the study area | From birth | 296 | 74.0 |
| Immigrated from somewhere | 104 | 26.0 |
* According to the “small family is golden’’ family-planning concept in Sri Lanka. In this case, “small family” means a father, a mother, and two children (minimum four family members), “Big family” means a father, a mother and more children (more than four family members) [80]. 1 Sri Lankan rupees per month.