Table 1

Distribution of the study population by sociodemographic and reproductive-related characteristics (n=14 845)

Variables	Category	Weighted frequency	%
Age	15–19	2643	17.80
	20–29	5072	34.17
	30–39	4169	28.09
	40–49	2961	19.94
Educational level	No education	3796	25.57
	Primary	4595	30.95
	Secondary	5798	39.06
	Higher	656	4.42
Residence	Urban	8019	54.02
	Rural	6826	45.98
Religion	Hindu	12 374	83.36
	Buddhist	970	6.54
	Muslim	682	4.60
	Others	818	5.51
Marital status	Unmarried	3203	21.58
	Married	11 641	78.42
Wealth index	Poorest	2628	17.70
	Poorer	2857	19.25
	Middle	3028	20.40
	Richer	3197	21.53
	Richest	3135	21.12
Currently working	No	6007	40.46
	Yes	8838	59.54
Sexual experience	Never had sex	3129	21.08
	Had sex	11 716	78.92
Birth history	No	4252	28.65
	Yes	10 592	71.35
Ever had a terminated pregnancy	No	12 007	80.88
	Yes	2838	19.12
Media exposure	No	3135	21.12
	Yes	11 710	78.88
Internet use	No	5672	38.21
	Yes	9172	61.79
Distance from health facility	Big problem	5520	37.18
	Not a big problem	9325	62.82
Covered by health insurance	No	13 070	88.04
	Yes	1775	11.96
Community female education	Low	7618	51.53
	High	7165	48.47
Community media exposure	Low	7180	48.57
	High	7603	51.43
Community poverty	Low	7504	50.76
	High	7279	49.24
Residence	Urban	8019	54.02
	Rural	6826	45.98