Research Article
Factors Associated with Utilization of Complete Postnatal Care Service in Baglung Municipality, Nepal
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents (
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| 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 |
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Buddhist, Christian, and Islam. |