Table 2. Age and sex-wise eligible and sampled population in hotspots of four districts of Central Nepal.
| Demographic characteristics | Region | Total no. (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilly | Terai | ||||||
| Lalitpur# No. (%) | Dhading β, No. (%) | Baraγ, No. (%) | Mahottariα, No. (%) | ||||
| Eligible population | Gender | Male | 279 (54.4) | 244 (42.8) | 210 (44.8) | 333 (45.4) | 1066 (46.7) |
| Female | 234 (45.6) | 326 (57.2) | 259 (55.2) | 400 (54.6) | 1219 (53.3) | ||
| Total | 513 | 570 | 469 | 733 | 2285 | ||
| Age group (Years) | ≤ 40 | 286 (55.8) | 298 (52.3) | 262 (55.9) | 396 (54.1) | 1242 (54.4) | |
| ≥ 41 | 227 (44.2) | 272 (47.7) | 207 (44.1) | 337 (45.9) | 1043 (45.6) | ||
| Total | 513 | 570 | 469 | 733 | 2285 | ||
| Sampled population | Gender | Male | 175 (44.5) | 175 (40.6) | 185 (47.1) | 226 (44.8) | 761 (44.2) |
| Female | 219 (55.5) | 256 (59.4) | 208 (52.9) | 278 (55.2) | 961 (55.8) | ||
| Total | 394 | 431 | 393 | 504 | 1722 | ||
| Age group (Years) | ≤ 40 | 223 (56.6) | 235 (54.5) | 241 (61.3) | 330 (65.5) | 1029 (59.8) | |
| ≥ 41 | 171 (43.4) | 196 (45.5) | 152 (38.7) | 174 (34.5) | 693 (40.2) | ||
| Total | 394 (76.8) | 431 (75.6) | 393 (83.8) | 504 (68.8) | 1722 (75.4) | ||
Note
# Dukuchhap and Bungmati of Lalitpur district
βSalyantar of Dhading district
γAmmadar and Khairawa of Bara district
α Matihani of Mahottari district.