Table 1 Background characteristics of women with a history of childbirth in the past 12-month period preceding the survey
Background characteristics | Women |
|---|---|
(N = 1367) | |
% | |
Age | |
 15–24 years | 48.4 |
 25 or more years | 51.6 |
 Mean age in years (SD) | 25.3 (5.2) |
Education | |
 0–5 years of schooling | 37.5 |
 6 or more years of schooling | 62.5 |
 Mean years of schooling (SD) | 7.4 (2.8) |
Religion | |
 Muslim | 97.4 |
 Others (Hindu/Christian etc.) | 2.6 |
Parity | |
 Primipara | 30.2 |
 Multipara | 69.8 |
Husband living status | |
 Lives with wife | 55.5 |
 Lives outside the home (within country or abroad) | 44.5 |
Women involved in income-generating activities | |
 Yes | 4.2 |
Wealth quintile | |
 Lowest | 20.0 |
 Second | 19.9 |
 Middle | 20.0 |
 Fourth | 19.9 |
 Highest | 19.9 |