Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and participant’s profile by prospective client follow-up group*
Indicators | Telephone group | Physical group | Passive group |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 424 | N = 409 | N = 428 | |
% | % | % | |
Age of women | |||
15 – ≤ 24 | 10.4 | 7.8 | 8.2 |
>24 – ≤ 34 | 66.7 | 63.3 | 60.5 |
≥35 | 22.9 | 28.9 | 31.3 |
Average (S.D) | 30.4 (4.7) | 31.0 (4.9) | 31.0 (5.2) |
P-value | 0.06 | ||
Age of women at time of marriage | |||
≤20 | 62.0 | 63.8 | 62.6 |
>20 – ≤ 25 | 31.1 | 28.9 | 29.0 |
>25 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 8.4 |
Average (S.D) | 20.3 (3.1) | 20.3 (3.1) | 20.6 (3.2) |
P-value | 0.86 | ||
Age of husband | |||
≤30 | 23.1 | 17.4 | 20.6 |
>30 – < 40 | 46.7 | 47.2 | 41.6 |
≥40 | 30.2 | 35.5 | 37.9 |
P-value | 0.06 | ||
Women education | |||
No formal education | 36.3 | 40.8 | 43.2 |
Can read/write | 4.7 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
Primary | 12.0 | 15.9 | 13.1 |
Middle | 11.1 | 15.6 | 12.4 |
Secondary | 25.7 | 17.4 | 19.4 |
Intermediate | 6.1 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
Graduate/Post Graduate | 4.0 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
P-value | 0.03* | ||
Working women | |||
Yes | 9.7 | 8.6 | 6.8 |
Housewife | 90.3 | 91.4 | 93.2 |
P-value | 0.30 | ||
Husband education | |||
No formal education | 15.6 | 15.2 | 20.1 |
Can read/write | 2.4 | 2.9 | 0.5 |
Primary | 7.8 | 10.8 | 9.6 |
Middle | 19.1 | 19.6 | 17.1 |
Secondary | 42.2 | 42.8 | 43.9 |
Intermediate | 8.5 | 6.4 | 4.4 |
Graduate/Post Graduate | 4.5 | 2.4 | 4.4 |
P-value | 0.03* | ||
Husband occupation | |||
Unskilled manual | 18.4 | 21.8 | 22.9 |
Skilled manual | 21.9 | 21.5 | 21.7 |
Agriculture/Farming | 11.3 | 16.6 | 17.3 |
Sales & services | 17.0 | 14.9 | 13.8 |
Professional/Technical manager | 17.5 | 12.7 | 13.3 |
Clerical/Office work | 7.5 | 5.9 | 5.1 |
Household chores | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
Jobless | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
P-value | 0.20 | ||
Family monthly income (PKR) (1 USD = 102 PKR) 1 | |||
≤5,000 (49 USD) | 13.6 | 13.8 | 14.2 |
>5,000 – ≤10,000 (>49 USD – 98) | 55.1 | 58.8 | 52.8 |
>10,000 – ≤15,000 (>98 USD – 147) | 22.9 | 20.0 | 19.3 |
>15,000 (>147 USD) | 8.4 | 7.4 | 13.6 |
Average (S.D) | 10,282 (7654) | 10,263 (9,149) | 10,433 (5,166) |
100.8 USD (75) | 100.6 (89.7) | 102.3 (50.7) | |
Median | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 |
88.2 USD | 88.2 USD | 88.2 USD | |
P-value | 0.12 | ||
Type of client | |||
Out of Pocket (referred by FHE) | 5.0 | 9.8 | 8.4 |
Voucher | 95.0 | 90.2 | 91.6 |
P-value | 0.03* | ||
Type of Provider | |||
Suraj SF (Rural) | 67.0 | 68.7 | 69.6 |
Urban Provider (Urban) | 33.0 | 31.3 | 30.4 |
P-value | 0.70 | ||
FP method taken | |||
IUD | 78.5 | 85.3 | 85.0 |
Implant | 21.5 | 14.7 | 15.0 |
P-value | 0.01* | ||