Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Age of the respondents | 15–24 | 110 | 17.7 |
25–35 | 352 | 56.7 | |
> 35 | 159 | 25.6 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 473 | 76.2 |
Others | 148 | 23.8 | |
Marital status of the woman | Single/widowed divorced | 108 | 17.4 |
Married | 513 | 82.6 | |
Cannot read and write | 219 | 35.3 | |
Educational status of the woman | Read and write | 125 | 20.1 |
Primary | 163 | 26.2 | |
Secondary and above | 114 | 18.4 | |
Housewife | 228 | 36.7 | |
Respondent’s occupation | Merchant | 127 | 20.5 |
Farmer | 226 | 36.4 | |
Employer | 40 | 6.4 | |
Number of children | 1–2 | 298 | 48.0 |
3–4 | 237 | 38.2 | |
> 5 | 86 | 13.8 | |
Residence | Rural | 455 | 73.3 |
Urban | 166 | 26.7 | |
Autonomy to health care decision making | Yes | 479 | 77.1 |
No | 142 | 22.9 | |
Respondent exposure to media | Yes | 286 | 46.1 |
No | 335 | 53.9 | |
Wanted pregnancy | Yes | 493 | 79.4 |
No | 128 | 20.6 | |
Educational status of husband/partner | cannot read write | 165 | 26.6 |
Read and write | 172 | 27.7 | |
Primary | 117 | 18.8 | |
Secondary and above | 167 | 26.9 | |
Husband’s occupation | Merchant | 213 | 34.3 |
Farmer | 353 | 56.8 | |
Employer | 55 | 8.9 |