Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants (women and family members, N = 42)
Attributes | Number of participants | |
|---|---|---|
Age (current, completed years) | 15–20 | 17 |
21–35 | 24 | |
36 and above | 1 | |
Age at marriage (completed years) | < 15 | 10 |
15 to 20 | 30 | |
> 20 | 2 | |
Education (Women) | Illiterate | 29 |
Just literate (no formal schooling) | 3 | |
Primary level | 2 | |
Secondary or above level | 8 | |
Education (husbands) | Illiterate | 13 |
Just literate (no formal schooling) | 5 | |
Primary level | 5 | |
Secondary or above level | 19 | |
Religion | Hinduism | 32 |
Buddhism | 12 | |
Caste | Lower caste | 12 |
Upper caste | 32 | |
Number of Pregnancy | Up to 2 | 19 |
2 to 5 | 17 | |
> 5 | 6 | |
Main source of income | Day-to-day labour work | 13 |
Agriculture | 27 | |
Service (government/non-government employment) | 2 | |