Factors That Determine the Likelihood of Giving Birth to the First Child within 10 Months after Marriage

Table 1

Descriptive statistics of the outcome variable (birth length status) and the predictor variables.

Variable		% or mean
Birth length status
1–10 months	2,066	31.66
>10 months	4,459	68.34
Geographical location
Rural	4,429	67.88
Urban	2,096	32.12
Ever terminated pregnancy?
No	5,182	79.42
Yes	1,343	20.58
Oral contraceptive use
No	4,732	72.52
Yes	1,793	27.48
Anaemia status
No	3,479	53.32
Yes	3,046	46.68
Husband stays at home
No	5,099	78.15
Yes	1,426	21.85
Partner’s educational level
No education	2,264	34.70
Primary	608	9.32
Secondary	3,266	50.05
Higher	387	5.93
Beating justified if goes out without husband’s notice?
No	4,212	64.55
Yes	2,313	35.45
Beating justified if neglects child?
No	3,951	60.55
Yes	2,574	39.45
Beating justified if argues with husband?
No	4,266	65.38
Yes	2,259	34.62
Beating justified if refuses to have sex with husband?
No	4,916	75.34
Yes	1,609	24.66
Beating justified if burns food?
No	5,434	83.28
Yes	1,091	16.72
Mean age of respondents	6,525	19.65
Mean age at first sex	6,525	17.38
Mean weight of respondents	6,525	591.841
Mean weight of haemoglobin level	6,525	119.51