Variable | Number (%) | |
---|---|---|
Gravida | One | 106 (37.5) |
Two | 88 (31.1) | |
> = Three | 59 (31.5) | |
Marriage sequence | First | 252 (89.4) |
Second | 22 (7.8) | |
Third and fourth | 8 (2.9) | |
Marriage Ceremony | Religious | 58 (20.6) |
Customary marriage | 47 (16.7) | |
Civil marriage | 82 (29.1) | |
No marriage ceremony | 95 (33.7) | |
Who choose her husband | Both | 150 (53.0) |
Husband | 82 (29.0) | |
His family | 18 (6.4) | |
My family | 17 (6.0) | |
I myself | 13 (4.6) | |
Voluntariness to marry him | Yes | 220 (77.7) |
No | 58 (20.5) | |
Dowry /Bride payment | Yes | 250 (88.3) |
No | 5 (1.8) | |
Don’t know | 17 (6.0) | |
Refused | 10 (3.5) | |
Dowry/bride | All paid | 226 (79.9) |
Partially paid | 24 (8.5) | |
Don’t know | 21 (7.4) | |
Refused | 10 (3.5) | |
Dowry Impact | Positive impact | 206 (73.8) |
Negative impact | 3 (1.1) | |
Nothing | 45 (16.1) |