Table 1.
Pregnant women’s distribution by socio-demographic, obstetric, and reproductive health-related characteristics (n = 425).
| Variables | N | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age, mean, (SD), Year | 30.37 (5.12) | |
| Resident | ||
| Rural | 235 | 55.29% |
| Urban | 190 | 44.71% |
| Religion | ||
| Muslim | 357 | 84.00% |
| Hindu | 68 | 16.00% |
| Education | ||
| No formal education | 16 | 3.76% |
| Secondary (6–10) and lower | 80 | 18.82% |
| Intermediate (11–12) | 212 | 49.88% |
| Bachelor | 23 | 5.41% |
| Higher Education (Above bachelor) | 94 | 22.12% |
| Occupation | ||
| Housewife | 287 | 67.53% |
| Employee in the private sector | 78 | 18.35% |
| Gov. employee | 43 | 10.12% |
| Student/Job finder | 17 | 4.00% |
| Education of Husband | ||
| Secondary (6–10) and lower | 103 | 24.24% |
| Intermediate (11–12) | 160 | 37.65% |
| Bachelor | 23 | 5.41% |
| Higher Education (Above bachelor) | 139 | 32.71% |
| Occupation of Husband | ||
| Gov. employee | 49 | 11.53% |
| Employee in the private sector | 337 | 79.29% |
| Businessman | 18 | 4.24% |
| Day Labor | 21 | 4.94% |
| Gravidity | ||
| Primi | 276 | 64.94% |
| Multi | 149 | 35.06% |
| Parity | ||
| Nulliparous | 249 | 58.59% |
| Primipara | 85 | 20.00% |
| Multipara | 91 | 21.41% |
| Number of Living Children | ||
| None | 290 | 68.24% |
| One | 107 | 25.18% |
| Greater than or equal to 2 | 28 | 6.59% |
| Condition of Pregnancy | ||
| Unwanted | 54 | 12.71% |
| Wanted | 359 | 84.47% |
| Mistimed | 12 | 2.82% |
| ANC Visit | ||
| No | 171 | 40.24% |
| Yes | 254 | 59.76% |