Factors Associated with Utilization of Complete Postnatal Care Service in Baglung Municipality, Nepal

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents ().

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Age of mothers (in years)
Less than 20	26	8.2
20 to 24	124	39.0
25-29	120	37.7
30 and above	48	15.1
Ethnicity
Brahman/Chhetri	148	46.5
Janajati	95	29.9
Dalits	75	23.6
Religion
Hindu	290	91.2
Non-Hindu	28	8.8
Maternal education
No schooling	13	4.1
Basic education	49	15.4
Secondary education	189	59.4
Higher education	67	21.1
Maternal occupation
Household work	167	52.5
Farmer	55	17.3
Service	48	15.1
Business	34	10.7
Labour	14	4.4
Type of family
Nuclear	173	54.4
Joint	145	45.6
Annual family income (in NPR)
Less than 250000	120	37.7
250000 to 600000	113	35.6
More than 600000	85	26.7
Occupation of respondent’s husband
Foreign employment	98	30.8
Business	83	26.1
Service (job holder)	81	25.5
Labour	56	17.6
Parity
One	155	48.7
Two or more	163	51.25

Buddhist, Christian, and Islam.