Client perceived quality of the postnatal care provided by public sector specialized care institutions following a normal vaginal delivery in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study

Table 1 Distribution of the study participants by socio demographic characteristics

Socio-demographic characteristic	N = 1265
Socio-demographic characteristic	N	%
Age in years
< 20	73	5.8
20–35	1074	84.9
> 35	118	9.3
Ethnicity^a
Sinhalese	909	71.9
Moor	184	14.5
Tamil	172	13.6
Religion
Buddhist	841	66.5
Catholic	112	8.9
Islam	192	15.2
Hindu	120	9.5
Highest level of education
No schooling	5	0.4
Year 1–5	23	1.8
Year 6–10	208	16.4
Year 11and above	1029	81.3
Occupation
Unemployed	958	75.7
Temporary employment	101	8.0
Permanent employment	206	16.3
Husbands’ level of education
No schooling	5	0.4
Year 1–5	17	1.3
Year 6–10	167	13.2
Year 11 and above	1074	84.8
Other^b	2	0.2
Husbands’ Occupation
Unemployed	5	0.4
Temporary employment	650	51.4
Permanent employment	608	48.1
Other^b	2	0.2
Income (Sri Lankan Rupees)
No income	2	0.2
< 30,000.00	252	19.9
30,000-39,999	344	27.2
40,000-49,999	231	18.3
= > 50,000	436	34.5
Parity (Current)
Primiparous	525	41.5
Multiparous	740	58.5

^aThe three main ethnic groups in Sri Lanka are Sinhalese, which make up the majority of the population, tamils and moors
^bThese participants did not have a husband

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