Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study population
Variables | Frequency (n = 346) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age of mother | ||
 <20 | 29 | 8.4 |
 20–25 | 162 | 46.8 |
 26–30 | 93 | 26.9 |
 31–35 | 54 | 15.6 |
 >35 | 8 | 2.3 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Dalit | 23 | 6.6 |
 Janajati | 120 | 34.7 |
 Madhesi | 14 | 4 |
 Muslim | 3 | 0.9 |
 Braman/Kshitri | 177 | 51.2 |
 Others/Thakuri/Sanyasi | 9 | 2.6 |
Educational status | ||
 Illiterate | 5 | 1.4 |
 Able to read and write | 13 | 3.8 |
 Primary | 16 | 4.6 |
 Lower secondary | 21 | 6.1 |
 Secondary | 94 | 27.2 |
 Higher secondary | 105 | 30.3 |
 Bachelor and above | 92 | 26.6 |
Occupation | ||
 Agriculture | 5 | 1.4 |
 Labor/wage | 30 | 8.7 |
 Domestic work | 170 | 49.1 |
 Service | 75 | 21.7 |
 Business | 61 | 17.6 |
 Others | 5 | 1.4 |
Parity | ||
 One | 153 | 44.2 |
 Two | 136 | 39.3 |
 Three | 47 | 13.6 |
 More than three | 10 | 2.9 |