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. 2023 Aug 16;18(8):e0289678. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289678

Table 1. Socio-demographic details of participants (N = 421).

Demographic Variables Frequency (%)
Gender Males 133 (31.6)
Females 288 (68.4)
Age (years) Less than 20 34 (8.1)
20–30 296 (70.3)
30–40 39 (9.3)
More than 40 52 (12.4)
Education Status Less than matric 7 (1.7)
Matric or equivalent 8 (1.9)
Intermediate or equivalent 15 (12.1)
Bachelor’s 256 (60.8)
Master’s 91 (21.6)
PhD 8 (1.9)
Chronic disease status No 358 (85)
Yes 63 (13)
Disease type Diabetes Mellitus 18 (4.3)
Hypertension 27 (6.4)
Ischemic heart disease 4 (1.0)
Asthma 17 (4.0)
Disease other than mentioned 12 (2.9)
Health care worker No 235 (55.8)
Yes 186 (44.2)
Marital Status Single 301 (71.5)
Married 112 (26.6)
Divorced 3 (0.7)
Widow 5 (1.2)
Employment Status Student 222 (52.7)
Full-time Job 108 (25.7)
Part-time Job 12 (2.9)
Self-employed 22 (5.2)
Unemployed 19 (4.5)
Stay at home parent 26 (6.2)
Do not want to say 12 (2.9)