Table 1 Sample description (n = 12,364)
Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic characteristics | ||
Regions / Provinces | ||
Punjab | 6630 | 53.6 |
Sindh | 2850 | 23.1 |
Baluchistan | 642 | 5.2 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 1901 | 15.4 |
Islamabad Capital Territory | 107 | 0.8 |
FATA | 234 | 1.9 |
Geographical classification | ||
Urban | 4550 | 36.8 |
Rural | 7814 | 63.2 |
Respondent’s age | ||
M (SD) | 32.27 (8.35) | |
15–24 years | 2489 | 20.1 |
25–34 years | 4961 | 40.1 |
35 years and above | 4914 | 39.8 |
Respondent’s educational status | ||
M (SD) | 4.36 (5.05) | |
No formal schooling | 6080 | 49.2 |
Up to 5 years of schooling | 2037 | 16.5 |
6–10 years of schooling | 2623 | 21.2 |
More than 10 years of schooling | 1624 | 13.1 |
Respondent’s occupation | ||
Not working / unemployed | 9894 | 80.1 |
Professional, clerical, sales & services | 648 | 5.2 |
Agriculture | 778 | 6.3 |
Manual or Household worker | 1034 | 8.4 |
Husband ever attended school | ||
Yes | 11,795 | 95.4 |
No | 537 | 4.3 |
Don’t know | 32 | 0.3 |
Husband’s educational statusa | ||
M (SD) | 6.49 (5.11) | |
No formal schooling | 3480 | 29.5 |
Up to 5 years of schooling | 1840 | 15.6 |
6–10 years of schooling | 4165 | 35.3 |
More than 10 years of schooling | 2310 | 19.6 |
Husband has worked in last 12 months | ||
Yes, worked | 11,806 | 95.5 |
No, didn’t work | 535 | 4.3 |
Don’t know | 23 | 0.2 |
Husband’s occupationa | ||
Not working / unemployed | 489 | 4.1 |
Professional, clerical, sales & services | 3980 | 33.7 |
Agriculture | 2013 | 17.1 |
Manual or household worker | 5324 | 45.1 |
Wealth quintile | ||
Richest | 2579 | 20.9 |
Richer | 2594 | 21 |
Middle | 2504 | 20.2 |
Poorer | 2430 | 19.6 |
Poorest | 2257 | 18.3 |
Covariates | ||
Exposure to mass media / Access to information | ||
Yes | 8153 | 66.0 |
No | 4200 | 34.0 |
Healthcare decision-making / Autonomya | ||
Respondent alone | 1132 | 9.6 |
Respondent and husband/partner | 4847 | 41 |
Husband/partner alone | 4404 | 37.2 |
Someone else | 1446 | 12.2 |
Accessibility to distant health facility for seeking medical services | ||
Big problem | 5191 | 42.0 |
Not a big problem | 7164 | 58.0 |
Health insurance coverage | ||
Yes | 177 | 1.4 |
No | 12,187 | 98.6 |