Table 1 Socio-demographics characteristics of women from PDHS 2012–2013 (n = 13,558)
Characteristics | n = 13,558 | |
|---|---|---|
f | % | |
Regions/Provinces | ||
Punjab | 7790 | 57.5 |
Sindh | 3133 | 23.1 |
Baluchistan | 568 | 4.2 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 1908 | 14.1 |
Gilgit Baltistan | 94 | 0.7 |
Islamabad | 64 | 0.5 |
Geographical classification | ||
Urban | 4536 | 33.5 |
Rural | 9022 | 66.5 |
Respondents age | ||
15–24 years | 2711 | 20.0 |
25–34 years | 5253 | 38.7 |
35 years and above | 5594 | 41.3 |
Respondents educational status | ||
No formal schooling | 7736 | 57.1 |
Primary | 2156 | 15.9 |
Secondary | 2406 | 17.7 |
Higher | 1260 | 9.3 |
Respondents occupation | ||
Unemployed | 9623 | 71.0 |
Professional/Managerial | 1332 | 9.8 |
Agriculture | 1445 | 10.7 |
Unskilled workers | 1157 | 8.5 |
Husbands educational status | ||
No formal schooling | 4452 | 33.0 |
Primary | 2199 | 16.3 |
Secondary | 4572 | 33.8 |
Higher | 2288 | 16.9 |
Husbands employment status | ||
Unemployed | 347 | 2.6 |
Professional/Managerial | 4569 | 33.7 |
Agriculture | 2215 | 16.3 |
Unskilled workers | 6426 | 47.4 |
Exposure to mass media | ||
Yes | 9852 | 72.7 |
No | 3705 | 27.3 |
Wealth index | ||
Richest | 2804 | 20.7 |
Richer | 2789 | 20.6 |
Middle | 2700 | 19.9 |
Poorer | 2676 | 19.7 |
Poorest | 2589 | 19.1 |
Measures for women’s autonomy and justification towards wife beating, comprehensive knowledge and attitude on HIV/AIDS | ||
Respondents’ autonomy | ||
High autonomy | 7141 | 55.3 |
Low autonomy | 5783 | 44.7 |
Respondents’ attitude towards wife beating | ||
Disagree on wife beating | 5003 | 36.9 |
Agree on wife beating | 8537 | 63.1 |
Respondents’ ever heard of HIV/AIDS | ||
Yes | 5675 | 41.9 |
No | 7870 | 58.1 |
Respondents’ comprehensive HIV/AIDS knowledge | ||
High knowledge | 3859 | 68.0 |
Low knowledge | 1814 | 32.0 |
Respondents’ attitude towards PLWHAs | ||
Positive attitude | 3128 | 55.2 |
Negative attitude | 2538 | 44.8 |