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Table 1 Background characteristics of adult women who reported being sexually active, NFHS-4

From: Services for women’s sexual and reproductive health in India: an analysis of treatment-seeking for symptoms of reproductive tract infections in a nationally representative survey

 

NFHS 4 (N = 91,818)

n*

%

Age group

 15–25

21,038

22.9

 25–35

34,531

37.6

 35 & above

36,249

39.5

Years of schooling

 No education

30,939

33.7

 1–8 years

28,168

30.7

 8+ years

32,711

35.6

Residence

 Urban

27,103

29.5

 Rural

64,715

70.5

Wealth Index

 Poor

36,020

39.2

 Middle

19,389

21.1

 Rich

36,409

39.7

Religion

 Muslim

12,581

13.7

 Hindu

69,156

75.3

 Others

10,081

11.0

Caste

 ST/SC

32,365

35.2

 OBC

36,113

39.3

 Others

23,340

25.4

Marital Status

 Unmarried

5909

6.4

 Ever Married

85,909

93.6

Occupation

 Not working

62,107

68.4

 Working

28,656

31.6

Distance to health facility

 No problem

32,874

35.8

 Problem

58,944

64.2

Role in decision making

 No

30,852

35.9

 Yes

55,057

64.1

Freedom of Mobility

 No

51,856

56.5

 Yes

39,962

43.5

Ever experienced violence

 No

47,050

72.0

 Yes

18,302

28.0

  1. *n are unweighted totals. Information was missing for occupation in 1055 cases, for role in decision-making in 5909 cases and for ever experienced violence in 26,466 cases