Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants
Background characteristics | % | N |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â |
 Male | 69.5 | 1400 |
 Female | 30.5 | 614 |
Age groups | Â | Â |
 Less than 25 years | 13.2 | 266 |
 25–30 years | 28.4 | 572 |
 31–35 years | 23.6 | 476 |
 36–40 years | 15.5 | 312 |
 Above 40 years | 19.3 | 388 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
 Unmarried | 30.2 | 608 |
 Married | 69.8 | 1406 |
Children under 2Â years and pregnancy in the household | Â | Â |
 Pregnancy only | 5.9 | 119 |
 Children under 2 years only | 17.4 | 350 |
 Pregnancy and children under 2 years | 7.0 | 140 |
 Neither | 69.8 | 1405 |
Current residence | Â | Â |
 Own house | 63.4 | 1277 |
 Rented room/house | 36.6 | 737 |
Occupation | Â | Â |
 Agriculture/labour/household work | 9.6 | 193 |
 Service | 35.9 | 724 |
 Business | 8.1 | 164 |
 Health worker | 20.2 | 407 |
 Student | 13.8 | 278 |
 Other | 12.4 | 248 |
Family monthly income | Â | Â |
 Less than 10,000 | 12.2 | 245 |
 10,000–20,000 | 23.6 | 475 |
 20,001–50,000 | 37.4 | 753 |
 Above 50,000 | 26.9 | 541 |
Province | Â | Â |
 Province 1 | 8.8 | 178 |
 Province 2 | 7.5 | 151 |
 Bagmati Province (only capital city) | 37.3 | 752 |
 Bagmati Province (excluding capital city) | 8.4 | 215 |
 Gandaki Province | 10.7 | 207 |
 Province 5 | 10.3 | 159 |
 Karnali Province | 7.9 | 182 |
 Sudurpashchim Province | 9.0 | 170 |
Ecological zone | Â | Â |
 Hill/mountain | 66.6 | 1341 |
 Terai | 33.4 | 673 |
 Total | 100.0 | 2014 |