Table 1. Demographic characteristics of study sample (N = 200).
| Gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Groups | Men | Women | Total |
| f (%) | f (%) | f (%) | ||
| Age | 18–35 years | 19 (9.5) | 71 (35.5) | 90 (45) |
| 36–55 years | 16 (8.0) | 42 (21.0) | 58 (29) | |
| 56–80 years | 28 (14.0) | 24 (12.0) | 52 (26) | |
| Total | 63 (31.5) | 137 (68.5) | 200 (100) | |
| Marital status | Single | 6 (3.0) | 13 (6.5) | 19 (9.5) |
| Married | 48 (24.0) | 101 (50.5) | 149 (74.5) | |
| Separated | 3 (1.5) | 7 (3.5) | 10 (5.0) | |
| Widowed/Widower | 6 (3.0) | 16 (8.0) | 22 (11.0) | |
| Total | 63 (31.5) | 137 (68.5) | 200 (100) | |
| Area of residence | Rural | 24 (12.0) | 63 (30.0) | 84 (42) |
| Urban | 39 (19.5) | 77 (38.5) | 116 (58) | |
| Total | 63 (31.5) | 137 (68.5) | 200 (100) | |
| Family type | Nuclear | 38 (19.0) | 98 (49.0) | 136 (68) |
| Joint/Extended | 25 (12.5) | 39 (19.5) | 64 (32) | |
| Total | 63 (31.5) | 137 (68.5) | 200 (100) | |
| Monthly income | 10,000–50,000 | 50 (25.0) | 116 (58.0) | 116 (83) |
| 51,000–100,000 | 12 (6.0) | 18 (9.0) | 30 (15) | |
| 101,000–150,000 | 1 (0.5) | 3 (1.5) | 4 (2) | |
| Total | 63 (31.5) | 137 (68.5) | 200 (100) | |
| Education | Illiterate | 2 (1.0) | 20 (10) | 22 (11) |
| Middle and below | 30 (15.0) | 53 (26.5) | 83 (41.5) | |
| Secondary/Higher Secondary | 19 (9.5) | 40 (20) | 59 (29.5) | |
| Graduation and above | 12 (6.0) | 24 (12.0) | 36 (18.0) | |
| Total | 63 (31.5) | 137 (68.5) | 200 (100) | |
| Duration of illness | 1–5 years | 39 (19.5) | 91 (45.5) | 139 (65) |
| 6–10 years | 14 (7.0) | 30 (15.0) | 44 (22) | |
| 11–15 years | 10 (5.0) | 16 (8.0) | 26 (13) | |
| Total | 63 (31.5) | 137 (68.5) | 200 (100) | |