Table 1 Respondents’ sociodemographic characteristics
Characteristic (N = 350) | Level | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | 20–29 | 160 (45.7) |
30–39 | 162 (46.3) | |
40- | 28 (8.0) | |
Mean (SD) 30.4 ± 5.6 |  |  |
Age of marriage (in years) | Less than 25 | 246 (70.3) |
25–29 | 82 (23.4) | |
30+ | 22 (6.3) | |
Mean (SD) 22.6 ± 3.6 |  |  |
Duration of marriage (in years) | Less than 5 | 145 (41.4) |
5–10 | 122 (34.9) | |
More than 10 | 83 (23.7) | |
Mean (SD) 7.8 ± 4.5 |  |  |
Number of children Mean (SD) 2.3 ± 1.4 | 1–2 children | 220 (62.9) |
3–6 children | 130 (37.1) | |
Residence | Urban | 349 (99.7) |
Rural | 1 (0.3) | |
Education of the mother | Illiterate or can read and write | 18 (5.2) |
Compulsory education | 61 (17.4) | |
Secondary education | 176 (50.3) | |
University and above | 95 (27.1) | |
Education of the husband | Illiterate or can read and write | 6 (1.6) |
Compulsory education | 26 (7.5) | |
Secondary education | 157 (44.9) | |
University and above | 161 (46.0) | |
Occupation of the mother | Housewife | 263 (75.2) |
Clerk | 42 (12.0) | |
Professional | 33 (9.4) | |
Craftswomen | 12 (3.4) | |
Occupation of the husband | Doesn’t work/unemployed | 23 (6.6) |
Clerk | 121 (34.6) | |
Professional | 80 (22.9) | |
Craftsman | 63 (18.0) | |
Trader | 38 (10.8) | |
Farmer | 25 (7.1) | |
Socioeconomic level | Very low | 26 (7.4) |
Low | 98 (28.0) | |
Moderate | 159 (45.5) | |
High | 67 (19.1) |