Table 2 Univariate analysis showing distribution of eligible women during National Family Health Survey
Variable Name | Category | NFHS 3 (2005–2006) N = 109,032 n (%) | NFHS 4 (2015–2016) N = 618,274 n (%) | NFHS 5 (2019–2021) N = 671,750 n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (in 5-year groups) | 15–19 years | 21,730 (19.93) | 108,507 (17.55) | 113,794 (16.94) |
20–24 years | 20,160 (18.49) | 110,300 (17.84) | 111,712 (16.63) | |
25–29 years | 17,968 (16.48) | 101,582 (16.43) | 109,092 (16.24) | |
30–34 years | 15,537 (14.25) | 85,631 (13.85) | 93,306 (13.89) | |
35–39 years | 13,869 (12.72) | 80,005 (12.94) | 90,283 (13.44) | |
40–44 years | 11,285 (10.35) | 67,825 (10.97) | 75,236 (11.20) | |
45–49 years | 8483 (7.78) | 64,424 (10.42) | 78,326 (11.66) | |
Type of place of residence | Urban | 38,674 (35.47) | 221,837 (35.88) | 223,021 (33.20) |
Rural | 70,358 (64.53) | 396,437 (64.12) | 448,729 (66.80) | |
Educational Level | No education | 39,339 (36.08) | 154,816 (25.04) | 143,284 (21.33) |
Primary | 15,919 (14.60) | 75,491 (12.21) | 77,587 (11.55) | |
Secondary | 44,529 (40.84) | 302,212 (48.88) | 341,047 (50.77) | |
Higher | 9235 (8.47) | 85,755 (13.87) | 109,831 (16.35) | |
Wealth Index | Poorest | 16,442 (15.08) | 101,521 (16.42) | 120,579 (17.95) |
Poorer | 19,560 (17.94) | 117,719 (19.04) | 132,066 (19.66) | |
Middle | 21,305 (19.54) | 125,571 (20.31) | 137,104 (20.41) | |
Richer | 24,260 (22.25) | 133,980 (21.67) | 141,739 (21.10) | |
Richest | 27,465 (25.19) | 139,483 (22.56) | 140,329 (20.89) | |
Current marital status | Never in union | 23,137 (21.22) | 144,552 (23.38) | 161,287 (24.01) |
Married | 81,109 (74.39) | 449,114 (72.64) | 482,585 (71.84) | |
Others | 4787 (4.39) | 24,607 (3.98) | 27,810 (4.14) | |
TB can be cured | Yes | 85,732 (78.63) | 548,162 (88.66) | 606,053 (90.22) |
Don’t know | 13,335 (12.23) | 30,234 (4.89) | 27,878 (4.15) | |
No | 9878 (9.06) | 39,879 (6.45) | 37,820 (5.63) | |
Reads newspaper or magazine | Not at all | 64,765 (59.40) | 353,776 (57.22) | 437,511 (65.13) |
Less than once a week | 16,060 (14.73) | 92,061 (14.89) | 134,350 (20.00) | |
At least once a week | 12,582 (11.54) | 80,005 (12.94) | 99,889 (14.87) | |
Almost every day | 15,526 (14.24) | 92,432 (14.95) | – | |
Listens to radio | Not at all | 57,634 (52.86) | 521,143 (84.29) | 582,407 (86.70) |
Less than once a week | 17,870 (16.39) | 33,139 (5.36) | 61,264 (9.12) | |
At least once a week | 13,553 (12.43) | 37,158 (6.01) | 28,079 (4.18) | |
Almost every day | 19,953 (18.30) | 26,833 (4.34) | – | |
Watches Television | Not at all | 33,800 (31.00) | 130,085 (21.04) | 169,483 (25.23) |
Less than once a week | 11,721 (10.75) | 38,704 (6.26) | 136,835 (20.37) | |
At least once a week | 12,779 (11.72) | 60,900 (9.85) | 365,365 (54.39) | |
Almost every day | 50,711 (46.51) | 388,585 (62.85) | – | |
Zone | North | 13,727 (12.59) | 84,023 (13.59) | 91,224 (13.58) |
Northeast | 4645 (4.26) | 22,567 (3.65) | 24,989 (3.72) | |
Central | 27,585 (25.30) | 160,937 (26.03) | 177,073 (26.36) | |
East | 25,623 (23.50) | 137,690 (22.27) | 155,040 (23.08) | |
West | 16,169 (14.83) | 83,282 (13.47) | 89611 (13.34) | |
South | 21,272 (19.51) | 129,714 (20.98) | 133,813 (19.92) | |
Keep secret if family member gets tuberculosis | No | 86,342 (79.19) | 513,600 (83.07) | 561,516 (83.59) |
Yes | 18,187 (16.68) | 98,058 (15.86) | 104,659 (15.58) | |
Don’t know/Not sure | 4427 (4.06) | 6677 (1.08) | 5576 (0.83) |
