Table 1 Background characteristics of the study participants

Age (in years)

 18–34

22 (73.3)

2 (50.0)

2 (20.0)

 35–39

8 (26.7)

2 (50.0)

4 (40.0)

 ≥40

0

0

4 (40.0)

Place of residence

 Urban

11 (36.67)

2 (50.0)

3 (30.0)

 Rural

19 (63.33)

2 (50.0)

7 (70.0)

Religion

 Islam

28 (93.33)

4 (100.0)

10 (100.0)

 Others

2 (6.67)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Sex

 Male

11 (36.7)

1 (33.3)

6 (60.0)

 Female

19 (63.3)

3 (66.7)

4 (40.0)

Education

 No education, preschool

2 (6.7)

0

-

 Primary

8 (26.7)

1 (33.3)

-

 Secondary

10 (33.3)

0

1 (10.0)

 Higher

10 (33.3)

3 (36.7)

9 (90.0)

Body mass index¹

 Underweight

3 (10.0)

0

-

 Increasing but acceptable risk

11 (36.7)

0

-

 Increased risk

9 (30.0)

3 (66.7)

-

 High risk

7 (23.3)

1 (33.3)

-

Number of children ever born

 1

9 (30.0)

1 (25.0)

-

 2

11 (36.7)

3 (75.0)

-

 3

6 (20.0)

-

 4

4 (13.3)

-

Chronic conditions

 Diabetes

9 (30.0)

1 (25.0)

-

 Hypertension

7 (23.3)

1 (25.0)

-

 Both diabetes and hypertension

14 (46.7)

2 (50.0)

-

Contraceptive use status

 Yes

11 (36.7)

4 (10.0)

-

  Condoms

6 (54.5)

-

-

  Pills

4 (36.4)

-

-

  Emergency pills when required

1 (9.1)

-

-

  Sterilization

3 (75.0)

-

  Implants

1 (25.0)

-

 No

13 (43.3)

-

 Irregularly

6 (20.0)

-