Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Total pregnant women | Teenage pregnancy | Adult pregnancy | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=40 076 | n=17 037 | n=23 039 | ||
| Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | ||
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 17 057 (42.6) | 6733 (39.5) | 10 324 (44.8) | <0.001 |
| Rural | 23 019 (57.4) | 10 304 (60.5) | 12 715 (55.2) | |
| Regions | ||||
| Punjab | 11 941 (29.8) | 4351 (25.5) | 7590 (32.9) | <0.001 |
| Sindh | 9130 (22.8) | 4266 (25.0) | 4864 (21.1) | |
| KPK | 12 128 (30.3) | 5491 (32.2) | 6637 (28.8) | |
| Baluchistan | 5358 (13.4) | 2518 (14.8) | 2840 (12.3) | |
| ICT | 1519 (3.8) | 411 (2.4) | 1108 (4.8) | |
| Wealth index* | ||||
| Poorest | 7801 (23.2) | 3974 (28.9) | 3827 (19.2) | <0.001 |
| Poorer | 7249 (21.5) | 3416 (24.9) | 3833 (19.2) | |
| Middle | 6632 (19.7) | 2802 (20.4) | 3830 (19.2) | |
| Richer | 6079 (18.1) | 2134 (15.5) | 3945 (19.8) | |
| Richest | 5887 (7.5) | 1404 (10.2) | 4483 (22.5) | |
| Woman's education | ||||
| No education | 24 338 (60.7) | 12 118 (71.1) | 12 220 (53.0) | <0.001 |
| Primary | 5288 (13.2) | 2362 (13.9) | 2926 (12.7) | |
| Secondary | 6718 (16.8) | 2167 (12.7) | 4551 (19.8) | |
| Higher | 3732 (9.3) | 390 (2.3) | 3342 (14.5) | |
| Partner's education | ||||
| No education | 13 389 (33.6) | 6619 (39.1) | 6770 (29.6) | <0.001 |
| Primary | 6039 (15.2) | 2921 (17.3) | 3118 (13.6) | |
| Secondary | 13 227 (33.2) | 5222 (30.9) | 8005 (35.0) | |
| Higher | 7136 (17.9) | 2164 (12.8) | 4972 (21.7) | |
| Partner's occupation | ||||
| Not working | 1260 (3.2) | 578 (3.4) | 682 (3.0) | <0.001 |
| Professional | 4520 (11.4) | 1402 (8.3) | 3118 (13.7) | |
| Services | 4737 (12.0) | 1953 (11.6) | 2784 (12.2) | |
| Sales | 5589 (14.1) | 2295 (13.6) | 3294 (14.4) | |
| Agricultural | 6457 (16.3) | 2944 (17.5) | 3513 (15.4) | |
| Skilled | 7633 (19.3) | 3274 (19.4) | 4359 (19.1) | |
| Unskilled | 9443 (23.8) | 4397 (26.1) | 5046 (22.1) | |
| Woman's occupation | ||||
| Not working | 32 525 (81.2) | 13 512 (79.3) | 19 013 (82.6) | <0.001 |
| Professional | 821 (2.0) | 130 (0.8) | 691 (3.0) | |
| Services/sales | 2121 (5.3) | 1031 (6.1) | 1090 (4.7) | |
| Agricultural | 2544 (6.4) | 1334 (7.8) | 1210 (5.3) | |
| Skilled | 1242 (3.1) | 620 (3.6) | 622 (2.7) | |
| Unskilled | 804 (2.0) | 403 (2.4) | 401 (1.7) | |
| Heard about family planning on the radio | ||||
| Yes | 3047 (7.6) | 1378 (8.1) | 1669 (7.3) | 0.002 |
| No | 36 992 (92.4) | 15 643 (91.9) | 21 439 (92.7) | |
| Heard about family planning on TV | ||||
| Yes | 8494 (25.3) | 10 827 (78.9) | 14 300 (71.9) | <0.001 |
| No | 25 127 (74.7) | 2895 (21.1) | 5599 (28.1) | |
| Heard about family planning from a newspaper** | ||||
| Yes | 895 (3.7) | 202 (2.1) | 693 (4.7) | <0.001 |
| No | 23 549 (96.3) | 9345 (97.9) | 14 204 (95.3) | |
| Year of data collection | ||||
| 1990–1991 | 6428 (16.0) | 3307 (19.4) | 3121 (13.5) | <0.001 |
| 2007–2008 | 9177 (22.9) | 4176 (24.5) | 5001 (21.7) | |
| 2012–2013 | 11 763 (29.4) | 4701 (27.6) | 7062 (30.7) | |
| 2017–2018 | 12 708 (31.7) | 4853 (28.5) | 7855 (34.1) |
*
data not available for 1990–1991.
**
data not available for 1990–1991 and 2003–2004.