Table 1 Comparison of women’s socio-demographic characteristics of by age group
Characteristics | Teens (N = 105) n (%) | Young adults (N = 105) n (%) | Adults (N = 105) n (%) | Total (N = 315) n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.02 |
 Indigenous | 72 (68.6) | 55 (52.4) | 56 (53.3) | 183 (58.1) |  |
 Non-indigenous | 33 (31.4) | 50 (47.6) | 49 (46.7) | 132 (41.9) |  |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.08 |
 Hindu | 80 (76.2) | 90 (85.7) | 91 (86.7) | 261 (82.9) |  |
 Buddhist or others | 25 (23.8) | 15 (14.3) | 14 (13.3) | 54 (17.1) |  |
Residency | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Within Kathmandu | 82 (78.1) | 89 (84.8) | 100 (95.2) | 271 (86) |  |
 Outside Kathmandu | 23 (21.9) | 16 (15.2) | 5 (4.8) | 44 (14.0) |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Housewife | 78 (74.3) | 56 (53.3) | 51 (48.6) | 185 (58.7) |  |
 Employed | 8 (7.6) | 37 (35.2) | 44 (41.9) | 89 (28.3) |  |
 Farmer or laborer | 19 (18.1) | 12 (11.4) | 10 (9.5) | 41 (13.0) |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Illiterate or can only read and write | 7 (6.7) | 4 (3.8) | 13 (12.4) | 24 (7.6) |  |
 Primary or secondary | 90 (85.7) | 75 (71.4) | 65 (61.9) | 230 (73.0) |  |
 University degree or higher | 8 (7.6) | 26 (24.8) | 27 (25.7) | 61 (19.4) |  |
Marriage arrangement | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 By self or partner | 73 (69.5) | 57 (54.3) | 42 (40) | 172 (54.6) |  |
 By family | 32 (30.5) | 48 (45.7) | 63 (60) | 143 (45.4) |  |
Age at marriage | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Less than 20 years | 105 (100) | 50 (47.6) | 18 (17.1) | 173 (54.9) |  |
 More than or equal to 20 years | - | 55 (52.4) | 87 (82.9) | 142 (45.1) |  |