Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of the participants for in-depth interviews

Married adolescent girls (n=20)			Husbands (n=20)			Mothers-in-law (n=20)
	M	P		M	P		M	P
Age (years)			Age (years)			Age (years)
15–17	1	5	15–19	3	0	30–39	2	0
18–19	9	5	20–24	3	8	40–49	4	5
Age at marriage (years)			25–29	2	3	50–59	3	3
12–14	3	3	30–34	1	0	60–69	1	2
15–17	5	7
18–19	2	0
Religion			Religion			Religion
Hinduism	6	7	Hinduism	6	6	Hinduism	6	7
Islam	4	3	Islam	3	5	Islam	4	3
Ethnicity			Ethnicity			Ethnicity
Madhesi	4	0	Madhesi	1	2	Madhesi	4	4
Muslim	4	4	Muslim	3	5	Muslim	4	3
Terai Dalit	1	5	Terai Dalit	5	4	Terai Dalit	2	3
Others (Teli or unknown)	1	1
Educational attainment			Educational level			Educational level
No education or some level of primary education	4	4	No education or some level of primary education	1	0	No education or some level of primary education	9	10
Completed primary school	1	3	Completed primary school	1	2	Completed primary school	1	0
Some level of secondary education	2	3	Some level of secondary education	3	6
Completed secondary school	1	0	Completed secondary school	0	0
Higher education	2	0	Higher education	4	3
Occupation			Occupation			Occupation
Unemployed	10	9	Farmer	4	0	Unemployed	2	4
Tailor	0	1	Labourer	3	4	Farmer	3	6
No of children			Businessperson	2	4	Labourer	3	0
0	3	8	Teacher	0	1	CHV	1	0
1	4	2	Helper	0	1	Businessperson	1	0
2	3	0	Tailor	0	1

CHV, community health volunteer; M, Mahagadimai Nagarpalika; P, Prasauni Gaunpalika.