Research Article
Spousal Separation and Use of and Unmet Need for Contraception in Nepal: Results Based on a 2016 Survey
Table 1
Background characteristics of married women by their cohabitation status with their husbands, 2016.
| Women’s characteristic | Cohabitation status | Total MWRA | Cohabiting | Noncohabiting | n | % | N | % |
| No. of living children | None | 648 | 63.2 | 377 | 36.8 | 1025 | 1–2 | 3066 | 60.8 | 1978 | 39.2 | 5044 | 3–4 | 2148 | 72.4 | 817 | 27.6 | 2965 | 5+ | 659 | 78.4 | 181 | 21.6 | 840 |
| Age-groups (years) | 15–19 | 418 | 59.4 | 286 | 40.6 | 704 | 20–24 | 929 | 55.1 | 755 | 44.9 | 1684 | 25–29 | 1118 | 57.1 | 839 | 42.9 | 1957 | 30–34 | 1084 | 62.8 | 642 | 37.2 | 1726 | 35–39 | 1075 | 71.2 | 436 | 28.8 | 1510 | 40–44 | 1030 | 80.3 | 253 | 19.7 | 1283 | 45–49 | 868 | 85.9 | 143 | 14.1 | 1011 |
| Level of educational | No education | 2784 | 69.9 | 1200 | 30.1 | 3984 | Primary | 1182 | 63.8 | 670 | 36.2 | 1853 | Secondary | 1797 | 62.1 | 1094 | 37.9 | 2891 | Higher | 758 | 66.1 | 389 | 33.9 | 1147 |
| Place of residence | Urban | 4112 | 68.2 | 1919 | 31.8 | 6031 | Rural | 2409 | 62.7 | 1434 | 37.3 | 3844 |
| Province | Province 1 | 1118 | 67.5 | 537 | 32.5 | 1655 | Province 2 | 1329 | 61.3 | 839 | 38.7 | 2168 | Province 3 | 1446 | 75.3 | 473 | 24.7 | 1920 | Province 4 | 553 | 58.2 | 397 | 41.8 | 950 | Province 5 | 1150 | 65.8 | 599 | 34.2 | 1749 | Province 6 | 388 | 66.2 | 198 | 33.8 | 586 | Province 7 | 537 | 63.5 | 309 | 36.5 | 846 |
| Ecological zone | Mountain | 396 | 68.7 | 180 | 31.3 | 576 | Hill | 2791 | 67.3 | 1359 | 32.7 | 4150 | Terai | 3334 | 64.8 | 1814 | 35.2 | 5148 |
| Wealth quintile | Poorest | 1107 | 65.6 | 580 | 34.4 | 1687 | Poorer | 1235 | 63.5 | 711 | 36.5 | 1946 | Middle | 1263 | 60.5 | 825 | 39.5 | 2088 | Richer | 1359 | 64.5 | 749 | 35.5 | 2107 | Richest | 1557 | 76.1 | 490 | 23.9 | 2047 |
| Caste/ethnicity | Hill Brahmin | 769 | 69.1 | 343 | 30.9 | 1112 | Hill Chhetri | 1141 | 63.6 | 654 | 36.4 | 1794 | Terai Brahmin/Chhetri | 125 | 75.1 | 41 | 24.9 | 166 | Other Terai caste | 1057 | 66.3 | 536 | 33.7 | 1593 | Hill Dalit | 476 | 60.8 | 308 | 39.2 | 784 | Terai Dalit | 301 | 62.7 | 179 | 37.3 | 481 | Newar | 362 | 80.1 | 90 | 19.9 | 452 | Hill Janajati | 1283 | 64.2 | 717 | 35.8 | 2000 | Terai Janajati | 674 | 70.5 | 282 | 29.5 | 956 | Muslim | 306 | 60.7 | 198 | 39.3 | 504 | Others | 27 | 83.8 | 5 | 16.2 | 32 |
| Had an induced abortion in the last five years | No | 6199 | 66.0 | 3190 | 34.0 | 9389 | Yes | 322 | 66.3 | 164 | 33.7 | 486 |
| Ever had emergency contraceptives | No | 6435 | 66.1 | 3299 | 33.9 | 9734 | Yes | 86 | 61.0 | 55 | 39.0 | 141 | Total | 6522 | 66.0 | 3533 | 34.0 | 9875 |
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