Table 2 Weighted percentage distribution of reproductive-age women by background characteristics in Nepal, 2022
Background characteristics | N (13,065) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Individual-level variables | ||
 Age of the women (in years) | ||
  15–24 | 4,858 | 37.2 |
  25–34 | 4,086 | 31.3 |
  35 years and above | 4,122 | 31.5 |
 Mean age (SD) |  | 33.33 (7.65) |
 Age at menarche (in years) | ||
   < 13 | 2,782 | 21.3 |
  13–15 | 8,556 | 65.5 |
   > 15 | 1,287 | 9.9 |
  Do not remember | 439 | 3.3 |
 Marital status | ||
  Never married | 3,167 | 24.2 |
  Married | 9,898 | 75.8 |
 Years of schooling | ||
   < 5 | 4,366 | 33.4 |
  5–9 | 4,216 | 32.3 |
  10 years and above | 4,483 | 34.3 |
 Wealth index | ||
  Poor | 4,723 | 36.1 |
  Middle | 2,636 | 20.2 |
  Rich | 5,707 | 43.7 |
 Religion | ||
  Non-Hindu | 2,166 | 16.6 |
  Hindu | 10,899 | 83.4 |
 Ethnicity | ||
  Brahmin/Chhetri | 3,894 | 29.8 |
  Tarai/Madhesi others | 1,783 | 13.6 |
  Dalit | 1,934 | 14.8 |
  Janjati | 4,879 | 37.3 |
  Muslim/others | 576 | 4.4 |
 Type of home | ||
  Marital home | 6,531 | 50.0 |
  Natal home | 3,886 | 29.7 |
  Head | 2,648 | 20.3 |
 Restrictions on activities during menstrual period | ||
  No restriction | 1,960 | 15.0 |
  1–2 | 7,149 | 54.7 |
  3–4 | 2,909 | 22.3 |
  5 +  | 1,047 | 8.0 |
 Households using improved sanitation facility | ||
  No | 4,330 | 33.1 |
  Yes | 8,735 | 66.9 |
 Ecological region | ||
  Mountain | 665 | 5.1 |
  Hill | 5,294 | 40.5 |
  Terai | 7,106 | 54.4 |
 Province | ||
  Koshi | 2,193 | 16.8 |
  Madhesh | 2,467 | 18.9 |
  Bagmati | 2,763 | 21.1 |
  Gandaki | 1,292 | 9.9 |
  Lumbini | 2,456 | 18.8 |
  Karnali | 781 | 6.0 |
  Sudurpashchim | 1,113 | 8.5 |
 Residence | ||
  Rural | 4,081 | 31.2 |
  Urban | 8,985 | 68.8 |
 Occupation of the woman | ||
  Not working | 3,650 | 27.9 |
  White collar | 2,151 | 16.5 |
  Blue collar | 7,264 | 55.6 |
 Owns a smartphone | ||
  No | 5,032 | 38.5 |
  Yes | 8,033 | 61.5 |
 Exposure to mass media (Newspaper/Radio/Television) | ||
  Not at all | 2,652 | 20.3 |
  Less than once a week | 3,605 | 27.6 |
  At least once a week | 6,809 | 52.1 |
Community-level variables | ||
 Community Education | ||
  Low | 5,142 | 39.4 |
  High | 7,923 | 60.6 |
 Community wealth | ||
  Low | 4,928 | 37.7 |
  High | 8,137 | 62.3 |
 Community exposure to media | ||
  Low | 5,732 | 43.9 |
  High | 7,333 | 56.1 |