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Table 4 Bivariate analysis of reported amount of calcium consumption by background characteristics of postpartum women household survey respondents (n = 1173)a

From: Coverage, compliance, acceptability and feasibility of a program to prevent pre-eclampsia and eclampsia through calcium supplementation for pregnant women: an operations research study in one district of Nepal

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

  1. **p < .01, ***p < .001
  2. a P-values are based on Pearson’s chi square test of significance