Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of PVTG mothers
Variables | Unweighted n (weighted %); n = 1186 |
|---|---|
Current age of mother (in years; n = 1186) | |
13–20 years | 144 (10.5%) |
21–30 years | 743 (64.6%) |
31–40 years | 269 (22.4%) |
41–53 years | 30 (2.5%) |
Educational attainment (in completed years; n = 1186) | |
Illiterate | 708 (58.4%) |
1–8 | 278 (22.4%) |
9–10 | 156 (14.8%) |
11–12 | 37 (3.7%) |
Above 12 | 7 (0.7%) |
Age at marriage (in years; n = 1186) | |
Below 18 years | 448 (36.1%) |
18 years and above | 738 (63.9%) |
Age at primigravida (in years) (n = 1186) | |
Below 18 years | 255 (20.3%) |
18 years and above | 931 (79.7%) |
Gravida (n = 1186) | |
1 | 307 (28.3%) |
2 | 350 (28.3%) |
3 | 222 (19.0%) |
4 or more | 307 (24.4%) |
Occupation (n = 1185) | |
Agriculture | 808 (76.4%) |
Horticulture | 4 (0.3%) |
Daily wage | 195 (10.7%) |
Shifting cultivation | 8 (0.3%) |
Forest collection | 81 (5.5%) |
Food gathering | 11 (1.3%) |
Small business | 5 (0.3%) |
Fishing | 1 (0.1%) |
Other | 40 (3.5%) |
No occupation | 32 (1.6%) |
Decision-making (n = 1070) | |
No | 517 (44.4%) |
Yes | 553 (55.6%) |