Research Article
Factors Affecting Unmet Need of Family Planning Among Married Tharu Women of Dang District, Nepal
Table 1
Distribution of background related characteristics of study population.
| General Characteristics | Frequency (n=650) | Percentage |
| Age of women at marriage | | | Below 18 | 281 | 43.2 | 18 and above | 369 | 56.8 | Mean age ± SD | 17.94±2.46 | | Age of husband at marriage | | | Below 18 | 125 | 19.2 | 18 and above | 525 | 80.8 | Mean age ± SD | 19.75±2.90 | | Educational Status of Women | | | Illiterate | 133 | 20.5 | Literate | 149 | 22.9 | Primary | 116 | 17.8 | Lower Secondary | 164 | 25.2 | Secondary | 48 | 7.4 | SLC and above | 40 | 6.2 | Husband’s Educational Status | | | Illiterate | 95 | 14.6 | Literate | 57 | 8.8 | Primary | 135 | 20.8 | Lower Secondary | 200 | 30.8 | Secondary | 88 | 13.5 | SLC and Above | 75 | 11.5 |
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