Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of women who participated in the study.
| Variable | Category | Residence (n = 901) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban, N (%) | Rural, N (%) | Total, N (%) | ||
| Age (in years) | At 30 | 269 (34.3) | 50 (43.1) | 319 (35.4) |
| 31–35 | 269 (34.3) | 33 (28.4) | 302 (33.5) | |
| 36–40 | 156 (19.9) | 23 (19.8) | 179 (19.9) | |
| 41–45 | 48 (6.1) | 4 (3.4) | 52 (5.8) | |
| 46–50 | 29 (3.7) | 3 (2.6) | 32 (3.5) | |
| 51–55 | 5 (0.6) | 1 (0.9) | 6 (0.7) | |
| 56–65 | 9 (1.1) | 2 (1.7) | 11 (1.2) | |
| Marital status | Married | 681 (86.7) | 104 (89.7) | 785 (87.1) |
| Single/ Never married | 17 (2.2) | 1 (0.7) | 18 (2) | |
| Widowed | 27 (3.4) | 3 (2.6) | 30 (3.3) | |
| Divorced | 57 (7.3) | 7 (6) | 64 (7.1) | |
| Separated | 3 (0.4) | 1 (0.9) | 4 (0.4) | |
| Occupational status | Full time employee | 180 (22.9) | 17 (14.7) | 197 (21.9) |
| Part-time employee | 83 (10.6) | 4 (3.4) | 87 (9.7) | |
| Unemployed | 503 (64.1) | 85 (73.3) | 588 (65.3) | |
| Student | 6 (0.8) | 2 (1.7) | 8 (0.9) | |
| Retired | 2 (0.2) | 3 (2.6) | 5 (0.5) | |
| Other | 11 (1.4) | 5 (4.3) | 16 (1.8) | |
| Current Educational status | Unable to read and write | 410 (52.2) | 78 (67.2) | 488 (54.2) |
| Elementary/1–8 grades | 201 (25.6) | 23 (19.8) | 224 (24.9) | |
| High school/9–12 grades | 78 (9.9) | 6 (5.2) | 84 (9.3) | |
| Tertiary level | 96 (12.2) | 9 (7.8) | 105 (11.6) | |
| Age at first marriage (in years) | <15 | 35 (4.5) | 6 (5.2) | 41 (4.5) |
| 15–17 | 189 (24.1) | 55 (47.4) | 244 (27.1) | |
| ≥18 | 561 (71.5) | 55 (47.4) | 616 (68.4) | |
| Age at first sexual intercourse (in years) | <15 | 41 (5.2) | 9 (7.8) | 50 (5.5) |
| 15–17 | 199 (25.3) | 50 (43.1) | 249 (27.6) | |
| ≥18 | 545 (69.4) | 57 (49.1) | 602 (66.8) | |