Background characteristics | Amount of calcium consumption (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Full course | Partial course | Short course | |
(150+ days) | (90–149 days) | (<90 days) | |
Age | |||
< 20 (n = 208) | 62.0 | 29.3 | 8.7 |
20–29 (n = 898) | 69.0 | 22.7 | 8.2 |
30–45 (n = 67) | 61.2 | 26.9 | 11.9 |
Residence | |||
Rural (n = 1075) | 66.4 | 24.9 | 8.7 |
Urban (n = 98) | 76.5 | 15.3 | 8.2 |
Education** | |||
No education (n = 443) | 63.9 | 24.2 | 12.0 |
Primary (n = 227) | 69.0 | 25.8 | 5.2 |
Some secondary (n = 328) | 68.3 | 25.0 | 6.7 |
School leaving certificate and above (n = 175) | 71.8 | 20.1 | 8.0 |
Gestational age received calcium*** | |||
Month 3 (n = 88) | 87.5 | 9.1 | 3.4 |
Month 4 (n = 856) | 80.7 | 15.4 | 3.9 |
Month 5 (n = 60) | 35.6 | 55.9 | 8.5 |
Month 6 (n = 118) | 0.0 | 82.4 | 17.6 |
Month 7 (n = 31) | 0.0 | 30.0 | 70.0 |
Month 8 (n = 17) | 0.0 | 16.7 | 83.3 |
Month 9 (n = 3) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
Caste/ethnicity | |||
Chhetri/Thakuri (n = 508) | 68.6 | 23.8 | 7.7 |
Bahun/Sanyasi (n = 131) | 67.9 | 24.4 | 7.6 |
Janajati (n = 134) | 65.7 | 26.9 | 7.5 |
Dalit (n = 400) | 66.0 | 23.5 | 10.5 |
Total (1173) | 67.3 | 24.1 | 8.6 |