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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Is economic dependence on the husband a risk factor for intimate partner violence against female factory workers in Nepal?

Variables

Mean (SD)

N (%)

Mean age 30.36 (7.17)

 Age category

  19–25

 

78 (33%)

  26–33

 

79 (34%)

  34–40

 

52 (22%)

  41–47

 

27 (11%)

 Mean age at first marriage 19.88 (1.94)

 Age at first marriage

  15–19

 

93 (39%)

  20–24

 

139 (59%)

  25–29

 

4 (2%)

 Average number of children 1.82 (1.07)

 Marriage type

  

  Arranged marriage

 

137 (58%)

  Love Marriage

 

99 (42%)

Education of women

 No

 

87 (37%)

 Yes

 

149 (63%)

Education of husband

 Below or equal to primary level

 

96 (42%)

 Above primary level

 

140 (58%)

Knowledge about IPV on women

 No

 

90 (38%)

 Yes

 

146 (62%)

Monthly income of women

  < NRs 6000

 

52 (22%)

 NRs 6000–10,000

 

167 (71%)

  > NRs 10,000

 

17 (17%)

Decision on major household purchase

 Women

 

42 (18%)

 Husband

 

71 (30%)

 Both women and husband

 

123 (52%)

Alcohol consumption of the husband

 No

 

95 (40%)

 Yes

 

141 (60%)

Frequency of alcohol consumption

 Never

 

95 (40%)

 Once in a week

 

68 (29%)

 2–4 times in a week

 

46 (20%)

 Everyday

 

27 (11%)

Economic dependence on husband

 No

 

61 (26%)

 Yes

 

175 (74%)

Total

 

N = 236