Table 1 Socio demographic profile of the population*
| Â | Â | According to Socio-economic Class | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Overall(n = 195) | HSEC (n = 73) | MSEC (n = 36) | LSEC (n = 86) |
Age (years) γ | 27.0(25.8–28.2) | 29.2(28.3–30.0) | 25.1(23.5–26.6) | 24.7(24.2–25.2) |
Primi (%) | 46.4 (36.2–56.8) | 51.1 (34.5–67.5) | 63.7 (48.3–76.8) | 34.1 (30.3–38.2) |
BMI(kg/m 2 ) γ | 24.8(23.1–26.5) | 27.0(25.2–28.8) | 24.5(22.7–26.3) | 21.9(20.3–23.6) |
Education level (%) γ |  |  |  |  |
Illiterate/Primary school | 15.8 (4.1–45.3) | - | - | 42.5 (16.8–73.1) |
Middle or High school | 31.0 (18.1–47.6) | 5.3 (0.3–48.1) | 62.4 (30.9–86.0) | 54.6 (25.0–81.3) |
≥ College education | 53.2 (31.7–73.6) | 94.7 (51.9–99.7) | 37.6 (14.0–69.1) | 2.8 (1.7–4.7) |
Gross monthly family income (Rs.) γ |  |  |  |  |
< 11,750 | 47.4 (23.9–72.2) | 1.8 (0.6–5.7) | 72.9 (42.9–90.6) | 100 (0.0–100.0) |
11,750–23,499 | 11.5 (3.7–30.7) | 16.1 (5.1–40.5) | 27.1 (9.4–57.1) | - |
23,500–50,000 | 8.9 (2.5–26.8) | 17.8 (6.0–42.4) | - | - |
>50,000 | 32.2 (17.1–52.1) | 64.3 (36.6–84.9) | - | - |
Current Employment Status γ (%) |  |  |  |  |
Never worked | 69.6 (49.9–84.1) | 40.6 (30.8–51.3) | 96.4 (60.2–99.8) | 99.4 (92.0–100.0) |
Working full time | 8.3 (2.1–27.8) | 16.7 (4.2–47.7) | - | - |
Working part time | 6.7 (2.9–14.7) | 12.5 (5.9–24.5) | 1.8 (0.1–23.9) | 0.6 (0.0–8.0) |
Not working at present | 15.4 (6.1–33.7) | 30.2 (16.5–48.6) | 1.8 (0.1–23.9) | - |
Place of delivery | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Hospitalψ | 79.0 (57.0–91.4) | 80.9 (62.8–91.4) | 88.3 (56.0–97.8) | 73.2 (33.5–93.6) |
   Government | 36.4 (28.8–44.7) | 8.3 (2.0–29.0) | 58.3 (53.2–63.2) | 66.6 (34.5–88.3) |
   Private | 42.6 (26.4–60.5) | 72.6 (58.7–83.1) | 30.0 (15.8–49.4) | 6.6 (3.2–13.2) |
Non- Institutionalπ | 12.2 (6.9–20.8) | 17.7 (8.0–34.7) | 9.9 (2.4–33.5) | 5.7 (2.0–15.0) |
Home | 8.8 (1.3–42.0) | 1.4 (0.1–18.4) | 1.8 (0.1–23.9) | 21.2 (4.6–60.0) |
Mode of Delivery | Â | Â | Â | Â |
CS | 34.6 (19.7–53.3) | 51.8 (41.0–62.4) | 28.1 (11.6–54.0) | 13.8 (4.8–33.5) |
   Elective CS | 58.4 (35.9–78.0) | 60.6 (36.7–80.3) | 32.0 (2.7–88.9) | 65.9 (37.9–86.0) |
   Emergency CS | 41.6 (22.0–64.1) | 39.4 (19.7–63.3) | 68.0 (11.1–97.3) | 34.1 (14.0–62.1) |
NVD with Perineum intact | 17.9 (5.9–43.5) | 1.4 (0.1–18.4) | 4.5 (0.3–39.6) | 44.7 (23.7–67.8) |
NVD with epi | 42.8 (36.9–49.0) | 43.6 (37.3–50.1) | 62.8 (40.9–80.5) | 34.9 (20.3–53.0) |
NVD with tear | 0.9 (0.2–4.4) | 0.7 (0.1–7.7) | 1.8 (0.1–23.9) | 0.9 (0.0–30.0) |
Instrumental | 3.7 (0.9–14.1) | 2.5 (0.4–13.8) | 2.7 (0.1–35.2) | 5.7 (0.9–28.8) |