Table 2 Percentage distribution of background characteristics of sample population of Bihar, UDAYA, 2015–19
Predictors | Bihar | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wave 1 (2015–16) | Wave 2 (2018–19) | |||
Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | |
Age | ||||
16–19 | 273 | 46.6 | 623 | 84.8 |
20–23 | 313 | 53.4 | 112 | 15.2 |
Caste | ||||
SC/ST | 158 | 26.9 | 203 | 27.6 |
Other | 428 | 73.1 | 532 | 72.4 |
Religion | ||||
Hindu | 525 | 89.6 | 642 | 87.3 |
Non-Hindu | 61 | 10.3 | 93 | 12.7 |
Education | ||||
Illiterate | 10 | 1.7 | 15 | 2.0 |
Literate | 576 | 98.3 | 720 | 98.0 |
Wealth Index | ||||
Rich | 262 | 44.7 | 194 | 26.3 |
Middle | 140 | 23.9 | 188 | 25.5 |
Poor | 184 | 31.5 | 354 | 48.1 |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 66 | 11.2 | 67 | 9.1 |
Rural | 520 | 88.8 | 668 | 91.0 |
Media | ||||
No | 193 | 32.9 | 207 | 28.1 |
Yes | 393 | 67.1 | 528 | 71.9 |
Internet use | ||||
No | 578 | 98.7 | 287 | 39.0 |
Yes | 8 | 1.3 | 448 | 61.0 |
Ever given birth to a live child | ||||
No | 141 | 24.1 | 108 | 14.7 |
Yes | 212 | 36.1 | 457 | 62.2 |
First time pregnant | 233 | 39.8 | 170 | 23.1 |
Number of wanted children | ||||
Less than 2 | 363 | 61.9 | 482 | 65.6 |
More than 2 | 223 | 38.1 | 253 | 34.4 |
Allowed to go to a health facility | ||||
No | 404 | 69.0 | 585 | 79.6 |
Yes | 182 | 31.1 | 150 | 20.4 |
Heard about contraception | ||||
No | 58 | 9.9 | 167 | 23.0 |
Yes | 528 | 90.1 | 557 | 77.0 |
Heard about SATHIYA | ||||
No | NA | NA | 726 | 98.8 |
Yes | NA | NA | 9 | 1.2 |
Ever used any method | ||||
No | 47 | 8.0 | 598 | 81.4 |
Yes | 539 | 92.0 | 137 | 18.6 |
Can obtain info about contraceptives from ASHA/ ANM | ||||
Confidant | 505 | 86.2 | 645 | 87.8 |
Not confidant | 81 | 13.8 | 90 | 12.2 |
Thought contraceptive method would have side effects | ||||
No | 216 | 37.0 | 292 | 40.0 |
Yes | 369 | 63.0 | 439 | 60.0 |
Pregnant woman/girl can terminate pregnancy | ||||
No | 358 | 61.1 | 596 | 81.1 |
Yes | 228 | 38.9 | 139 | 18.9 |
Husband wife discussed about number of children | ||||
No | 265 | 45.3 | 563 | 76.6 |
Yes | 321 | 54.7 | 172 | 23.4 |
Husband’s number of schooling | ||||
No schooling | 150 | 25.6 | 42 | 17.2 |
1 to 7 years | 117 | 20.0 | 39 | 15.8 |
8 to 9 years | 130 | 22.2 | 52 | 21.3 |
10 years and above | 189 | 32.3 | 111 | 45.7 |
Age of spouse | ||||
< = 18 | 14 | 2.4 | 24 | 3.3 |
19 to 25 | 437 | 74.5 | 175 | 23.8 |
26 and more | 64 | 11 | 39 | 5.3 |
Don’t Know | 71 | 12.1 | 497 | 67.6 |
Heard about Adolescent friendly health clinics | ||||
No | 550 | 93.8 | 693 | 94.4 |
Yes | 36 | 6.2 | 42 | 5.7 |
Total | 586 | 67.2 | 735 | 66.3 |