|
Background characteristics
|
% reporting life time experience of SV
|
% reporting experience of SV in last 12 months
|
N
|
|---|
|
Household asset index
| |
**
| |
|
Poorest
|
46.0
|
25.2
|
250
|
|
Poor
|
46.4
|
28.3
|
265
|
|
Middle
|
46.0
|
28.2
|
259
|
|
Rich
|
48.7
|
35.3
|
261
|
|
Richest
|
44.1
|
39.1
|
261
|
|
Caste/Ethnicity
| |
***
| |
|
Brahmin/Chhetri
|
48.2
|
19.8
|
324
|
|
Tamang
|
40.4
|
21.9
|
324
|
|
Tharu
|
48.2
|
40.4
|
324
|
|
Muslim
|
48.2
|
42.9
|
324
|
|
Frequency of contact with maternal family
|
**
|
***
| |
|
At least once a week
|
43.3
|
29.5
|
349
|
|
Once a month
|
42.5
|
25.8
|
562
|
|
Rare/never
|
54.3
|
40.8
|
385
|
|
Membership in community groups
| |
***
| |
|
Yes
|
47.3
|
34.9
|
480
|
|
No
|
44.4
|
25.9
|
816
|
|
Inter-spousal communication
|
***
|
***
| |
|
None
|
73.2
|
69.6
|
56
|
|
Discussed on 1–3 matters
|
55.5
|
48.7
|
119
|
|
Discussed on 4–7 matters
|
43.9
|
27.5
|
1121
|
|
Total
|
46.2
|
31.3
|
1296
|
- Chi-square test of significant at * p ≤ 0.05; ** p ≤ 0.01; ** *p ≤ 0.001.
