Table 1 Demographic characteristics and past pregnancy history of post-natal women (n = 377)
S.No. | Variables | Responses | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Age Distribution | Less than or equal to 24 | 116 | 31% |
25–35 | 249 | 66% | ||
Mean Age | Greater than 35 | 12 | 3% | |
26.8 years | ||||
2. | Parity Median | 2 children per woman | ||
3. | Employment | Private | 9 | 3% |
Government | 5 | 1% | ||
Housewife | 363 | 96% | ||
4. | Education | Uneducated | 63 | 17% |
Up to Fifth grade | 104 | 28% | ||
Up to Tenth grade | 137 | 36% | ||
Up to twelfth grade | 73 | 19% | ||
5. | Monthly Household income in US Dollars | 30$-60$ | 104 | 28% |
61$-122$ | 123 | 33% | ||
123$-184$ | 92 | 24% | ||
Above 184$ | 58 | 15% | ||
6. | Ante-natal visits | None | 5 | 1% |
Less than 4 | 60 | 16% | ||
4 | 76 | 20% | ||
More than 4 | 236 | 63% | ||
7. | Delivery provider | Nurse | 25 | 6.7% |
Midwife | 1 | 0.3% | ||
Doctor | 351 | 93% | ||