Table 2 Respondent’s characteristics of women aged 30–39 years, NFHS-5 (2019–21).
From: Female sterilization paradoxical association with premature menopause in Bihar
VARIABLES | India | Bihar | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana |
|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (Percentage) | |||
Education Level | |||
No Education | 54,600 (27.69) | 5482 (53.98) | 4567 (36.33) |
Primary | 28,890 (15.16) | 1316 (13.40) | 1419 (14.83) |
Secondary | 85,288 (43.83) | 2605 (26.70) | 4028 (38.39) |
Higher | 22,309 (13.32) | 445 (5.92) | 1120 (10.45) |
Wealth Index | |||
Poor | 79,896 (37.29) | 6847 (66.99) | 2759 (21.66) |
Middle | 39,593 (20.22) | 1546 (15.69) | 3532 (30.67) |
Rich | 71,598 (42.50) | 1455 (17.32) | 4843 (47.67) |
Caste | |||
Scheduled Caste | 36,123 (22.49) | 2378 (23.32) | 2410 (21.59) |
Scheduled Tribe | 35,144 (9.61) | 347 (3.69) | 862 (5.78) |
Other Backward Classes | 72,981 (45.07) | 5532 (55.26) | 6417 (55.66) |
General | 36,495 (22.06) | 1526 (17.10) | 1299 (16.57) |
Don’t Know | 1180 (0.77) | 52 (0.64) | 88 (0.40) |
Religion | |||
Hindu | 144,963 (81.94) | 8662 (87.07) | 9724 (84.47) |
Muslim | 22,439 (12.56) | 1169 (12.77) | 917 (8.73) |
Others | 23,685 (5.50) | 17 (0.16) | 493 (6.80) |
Area of Living | |||
Urban | 50,311 (34.59) | 1159 (17.53) | 3175 (34.19) |
Rural | 140,776 (65.41) | 8689 (82.47) | 7959 (65.81) |
Age Group | |||
30–34 | 95,072 (49.81) | 4950 (50.54) | 5287 (47.76) |
35–39 | 96,015 (50.19) | 4898 (49.46) | 5847 (52.24) |
Children | |||
0 | 12,017 (5.53) | 218 (2.56) | 616 (5.69) |
1–2 | 98,129 (53.88) | 2208 (23.50) | 7463 (69.25) |
4–5 | 67,140 (33.67) | 5178 (51.79) | 2890 (23.80) |
5+ | 13,801 (6.92) | 2244 (22.15) | 165 (1.27) |
Age of women at First Birth | |||
< 18 | 33,083 (18.80) | 2455 (25.27) | 3316 (29.14) |
18–21 | 58,108 (30.96) | 3810 (37.41) | 3482 (30.70) |
22–24 | 45,763 (23.76) | 2195 (22.54) | 2144 (19.73) |
25+ | 54,133 (26.48) | 1388 (14.78) | 2192 (20.44) |
Age of women at Last Birth | |||
< 21 years | 24,333 (14.48) | 767 (8.09) | 3352 (30.79) |
22–24 | 40,561 (22.22) | 1941 (19.55) | 3012 (26.71) |
25–28 | 59,539 (31.07) | 3563 (35.96) | 2604 (22.97) |
29+ | 66,654 (32.33) | 3577 (36.40) | 2166 (19.53) |
Contraceptive Usage | |||
No | 50,956 (25.00) | 2701 (29.54) | 2496 (20.85) |
Yes | 140,131 (75.00) | 7147 (70.46) | 8638 (79.15) |
Body Mass Index | |||
< = 18.5 kg/m2 | 20,927 (10.81) | 1609 (15.70) | 1358 (10.04) |
18.5–24.9 kg/m2 | 109,522 (54.32) | 5800 (57.70) | 5557 (46.59) |
> 25 kg/m2 | 60,638 (34.87) | 2439 (26.59) | 4219 (43.38) |
Anemia | |||
No | 89,605 (46.69) | 3816 (40.40) | 4863 (44.18) |
Yes | 101,482 (53.31) | 6032 (59.60) | 6271 (55.82) |
Female Sterilization | |||
No | 109,124 (54.25) | 4769 (49.63) | 2827 (22.92) |
Yes | 77,024 (45.75) | 5043 (50.37) | 8134 (77.08) |
Health Insurance | |||
No | 124,710 (67.56) | 8528 (86.28) | 3107 (25.98) |
Yes | 66,377 (32.44) | 1320 (13.72) | 8027 (74.02) |
