|
Characteristics
|
Number (n = 362)
|
Percent
|
|---|
|
Maternal age (years)
|
|
< 20
|
46
|
12.7
|
|
20–24
|
181
|
50.0
|
|
25–29
|
90
|
24.9
|
|
≥ 30
|
45
|
12.4
|
| |
Mean ± SD = 23.75 ± 4.306
|
|
Education (Mother)
|
|
No formal education
|
119
|
32.9
|
|
Primary
|
119
|
32.9
|
|
Secondary
|
107
|
29.6
|
|
Certificate and above
|
17
|
4.7
|
|
Education (Husband)
|
|
No formal education
|
64
|
17.7
|
|
Primary
|
112
|
30.9
|
|
Secondary
|
124
|
34.3
|
|
Certificate and above
|
62
|
17.1
|
|
Occupation (Mother)
|
|
Agriculture/homemakers
|
335
|
92.5
|
|
Labour
|
18
|
5.0
|
|
Business
|
6
|
1.7
|
|
Service
|
3
|
0.8
|
|
Occupation (Husband)
|
|
Agriculture/homemakers
|
126
|
34.8
|
|
Labour
|
162
|
44.8
|
|
Business
|
53
|
14.6
|
|
Service
|
21
|
5.8
|
|
Birth Order
|
|
1
|
170
|
47.0
|
|
2–3
|
164
|
45.3
|
|
3 and above
|
28
|
7.7
|
|
Experience of adverse pregnancy outcome
|
|
No
|
329
|
90.9
|
|
Yes
|
33
|
9.1
|
|
Preceding Birth interval (n = 207)
|
|
< 24
|
109
|
52.7
|
|
≥ 24
|
98
|
47.3
|
