Table 1 Demographic Characteristics and Risk Behavioral Profile of Samples of Nepali and Bhutanese Women Living in Eastern Nepal
Characteristics | n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall* | Nepali | Bhutanese | ||
679 (100.0) | 574 (84.1) | 105 (15.9) | p- value | |
Age, years | <0.0001 | |||
19–30 | 24 (3.5) | 6 (1.1) | 18 (17.4) | |
30–34 | 226 (33.3) | 187 (32.6) | 39 (37.1) | |
35–39 | 122 (18.0) | 104 (18.1) | 18 (17.1) | |
40–44 | 115 (16.9) | 98 (17.1) | 17 (16.2) | |
45–69 | 192 (28.3) | 179 (31.2) | 13 (12.4) | |
Formal education | ||||
None | 219 (32.3) | 179 (32.2) | 40 (38.1) | 0.1640 |
Some | 460 (67.5) | 395 (68.8) | 65 (61.9) | |
Marital Status | ||||
Currently married | 630 (97.5) | 540 (98.4) | 90 (92.8) | 0.0011 |
OtherƗ | 16 (2.5) | 9 (1.6) | 7 (7.2) | |
Previously married | <0.0001 | |||
Yes | 14 (2.2) | 6 (1.1) | 8 (8.1) | |
No | 634 (97.8) | 543 (98.9) | 91 (91.9) | |
Husband previously married | 0.8481 | |||
Yes | 69 (10.6) | 59 (10.7) | 10 (10.1) | |
No | 579 (89.4) | 490 (89.3) | 89 (89.9) | |
Number of children | <0.0001 | |||
≤ 1 | 138 (21.0) | 98 (17.6) | 40 (40.4) | |
2 | 259 (39.4) | 240 (43.0) | 19 (19.2) | |
3 | 160 (24.4) | 140 (25.1) | 20 (20.2) | |
≥ 4 | 100 (15.2) | 80 (14.4) | 20 (20.2) | |
Drink alcohol | 0.0010 | |||
Yes | 55 (8.7) | 38 (7.1) | 17 (17.4) | |
No | 576 (91.3) | 495 (92.9) | 81 (82.7) | |
Smoke | 0.0326 | |||
Yes | 60 (9.4) | 45 (8.3) | 15 (15.2) | |
No | 579 (90.6) | 495 (91.7) | 84 (84.8) | |
Husband migrated for work | 0.0432 | |||
No | 398 (74.5) | 328 (72.6) | 70 (85.3) | |
Outside the district | 24 (4.5) | 21 (4.6) | 3 (3.7) | |
Outside the country | 112 (21.0) | 103 (22.8) | 9 (11.0) | |