Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and their relationship with pregnancy desirability and pregnancy experience

Women’s age (Years)

  ≥ 19

32 (21.3)

36 (10.7)

0.001^a

16.92 ± 5.33

0.018^c

14.32 ± 4.94

0.076^c

 20–29

50 (33.3)

164 (48.5)

18.91 ± 5.16

15.28 ± 4.59

 30–39

58 (38.7)

129 (38.2)

17.42 ± 5.80

14.14 ± 4.58

  ≥ 40

10 (6.7)

9 (2.7)

18.0 ± 5.54

15.66 ± 4.06

Husband’s age (Years)

 19–29

29 (19.3)

110 (32.5)

0.003^a

18.48 ± 5.25

0.323^c

14.02 ± 4.56

0.489^c

 30–39

84 (56)

176 (52.1)

18.0 ± 5.58

15.13 ± 4.54

  ≥ 40

37 (24.7)

52 (15.4)

17.35 ± 5.83

14.84 ± 4.95

Women’s educational level

 Primary school

109 (32.2)

38 (25.3)

0.260^a

18.38 ± 5.60

0.503^c

15.14 ± 4.54

0.026^c

 Secondary school

76 (22.5)

46 (30.7)

17.40 ± 5.28

14.62 ± 4.65

 High school

66 (19.5)

29 (19.3)

18.22 ± 5.58

15.53 ± 4.66

 Diploma

44 (13.0)

22 (14.7)

17.56 ± 5.80

14.46 ± 4.45

 University

43 (12.7)

15 (10.0)

18.60 ± 5.54

13.15 ± 4.75

Husband’s education level

 Primary school

37 (10.9)

13 (8.70)

0.476^a

16.36 ± 5.06

0.034^c

14.22 ± 4.65

0.541^c

 Secondary school

55 (16.3)

21 (14.0)

17.51 ± 5.98

14.53 ± 4.42

 High school

48 (14.2)

19 (12.7)

17.16 ± 5.24

15.34 ± 5.22

 Diploma

100 (29.6)

57 (38.0)

18.67 ± 5.30

15.05 ± 4.34

 University

98 (29.0)

40 (26.7)

18.58 ± 5.72

14.46 ± 4.79

Women’s Job

 Housewife

292 (86.4)

132 (88.0)

0.666^b

17.95 ± 5.54

0.439^d

14.88 ± 4.53

0.175^d

 Employed

46 (13.6)

18 (12.0)

18.53 ± 5.545

13.93 ± 5.26

Husband’s job

 Worker

97 (28.7)

39 (26.0)

0.306^b

17.33 ± 5.36

0.268^c

14.64 ± 4.51

0.289^c

 Employee

63 (18.6)

20 (13.3)

18.81 ± 6.12

14.15 ± 4.80

 Shopkeeper

18 (5.30)

7 (4.70)

18.08 (4.41)

13.92 (4.46)

 Self-employment

160 (47.3)

84 (56.0)

18.13 (5.52)

15.11 (4.66)

Sufficiency of family income

 Insufficient

18 (5.30)

13 (8.70)

0.390^a

18.44 (5.57)

0.467^c

14.83 (4.66)

0.826^c

 Relatively sufficient

263 (77.8)

113 (75.3)

18.02 (5.49)

14.70 (4.66)

 Completely sufficient

57 (16.9)

24 (16.0)

17.0 (6.02)

15.22 (4.54)