Table 2 Pregnancy intention by selected characteristics
From: Correlates of unintended pregnancy among currently pregnant married women in Nepal
| Experience of unintended pregnancy (%) |
Total Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |||
| Age group*** | 15–24 | 31.3 | 415 |
| 25–34 | 48.4 | 247 | |
| 35–49 | 76.5 | 61 | |
| Ideal number of children# | 1–2 children | 39.2 | 404 |
| Three or more | 44.4 | 303 | |
| Total children ever born*** | None | 20.7 | 195 |
| One | 28.8 | 184 | |
| Two | 48.2 | 122 | |
| Three or more | 64.9 | 222 | |
| Age at first marriage** | Less than 16 years | 46.2 | 339 |
| 16 year or more | 36.3 | 384 | |
| Socio-economic characteristics | |||
| Literacy status** | Illiterate | 44.4 | 486 |
| Literate | 34.0 | 237 | |
| Occupation | Not working/agriculture | 41.8 | 671 |
| Non agriculture | 30.4 | 52 | |
| Place of residence | Rural | 41.7 | 673 |
| Urban | 31.7 | 50 | |
| Access to health information/services | |||
| Listens to radio ** | No | 45.3 | 469 |
| Yes | 33.0 | 254 | |
| Watches television | No | 42.5 | 583 |
| Yes | 34.6 | 140 | |
| Travel time to nearest family planning center ##** | Up to 30 minutes | 38.0 | 363 |
| 31–60 minutes | 45.0 | 167 | |
| More than one hour | 54.1 | 91 | |
| Family planning worker visit* | Not visited | 39.8 | 663 |
| Visited | 54.0 | 60 | |
| Socio-cultural factors | |||
| Religion** | Non-Hindu | 52.2 | 112 |
| Hindu | 38.9 | 611 | |
| Women autonomy* | No autonomy | 38.7 | 571 |
| Some autonomy | 49.7 | 152 | |
| Knowledge and practice of family planning method | |||
| Knowledge about family planning method** | Lower | 46.4 | 411 |
| Higher | 33.8 | 312 | |
| Ever use of family planning method | Never use | 39.4 | 518 |
| Ever use | 44.9 | 205 | |
| Total | 41.0 | 723 | |