Table 1 Socio-demographic and reproductive profile of respondents (N = 540)
Characteristics | Respondents, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Mean (SD) | 24.9 (4.01) |
Education of woman | Illiterate | 259 (48.0) |
Literate | 281 (52.0) | |
Mean years of schooling (SD) | 8.4 (3.44) | |
Religion | Hindu | 479 (88.7) |
Muslim | 59 (10.9) | |
Sikh | 2 (0.4) | |
Caste | General | 109 (20.2) |
Other backward caste | 232 (43.0) | |
Scheduled caste/scheduled tribe | 199 (36.9) | |
Type of household | Nuclear | 220 (40.7) |
Joint | 320 (59.3) | |
Occupation of woman | Homemaker | 530 (98.1) |
Other work | 10 (1.9) | |
Occupation of husband | Cultivator | 149 (27.6) |
Casual labourer | 237 (43.9) | |
Salaried workers | 59 (10.9) | |
Self-employed in petty trade/ small scale industry | 91 (16.9) | |
Unemployed | 4 (0.7) | |
Average monthly household income (INR)a | ≤4000 | 299 (55.4) |
>4000 | 241 (44.6) | |
Gravidity | 1 | 190 (35.2) |
2 or more | 350 (64.8) | |
Delivery | Normal vaginal | 502 (93.0) |
C-section & breech | 38 (7.0) | |
Duration of stay (days) | Mean (SD) | 2.1 (1.7) |
Distance to health facility | Upto 5Â km | 109 (20.2) |
More than 5Â km | 431 (79.8) | |