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Table 1 Participant demographic summaries

From: Impact of Sumadhur intervention on fertility and family planning decision-making norms: a mixed methods study

 

Newly married women (n = 30)

Husbands (n = 30)

Mothers-in-law (n = 30)

Mean age

20.43 (SD: 1.83)

24.30 (SD: 3.92)

50.10 (SD: 8.69)

Age range

18 yrs–25 yrs

18 yrs–40 yrs

39 yrs–74 yrs

Municipality

   

 Palinandan (rural)

15 (50.00%)

15 (50.00%)

15 (50.00%)

 Sunwal (peri urban)

15 (50.00%)

15 (50.00%)

15 (50.00%)

Education

   

 No formal education

2 (6.67%)

1 (3.33%)

26 (86.67%)

 Elementary or middle school

5 (20.00%)

5 (16.67%)

4 (13.33%)

 High school

22 (73.33%)

23 (76.67%)

0 (0.00%)

 Beyond high school

0 (0.00%)

1 (3.33%)

0 (0.00%)

Religion

   

 Buddhist

1 (3.33%)

1 (3.33%)

1 (3.33%)

 Christian

2 (6.67%)

2 (6.67%)

2 (6.67%)

 Hindu

24 (80.00%)

24 (80.00%)

24 (80.00%)

 Islam

3 (10.00%)

3 (10.00%)

3 (10.00%)

Marriage type

   

 Arranged

22 (73.33%)

22 (73.33%)

NA

 Love

8 (25.81%)

8 (26.67%)

NA

  1. Italics indicates findings were considered significant when p < 0.05 and highly significant when p < 0.01