Table 1.
Basic information of the respondents (n=227)
| Variables | Categories | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (median: 25, minimum: 16, maximum: 40) (years) |
≤25 | 117 (51.5) |
| >25 | 110 (48.5) | |
| Ethnicity | Brahmin/Chhetri | 147 (64.8) |
| Janajati | 47 (20.7) | |
| Dalit | 26 (11.5) | |
| Others | 7 (3.1) | |
| Religion | Hindu | 222 (97.8) |
| Christian | 3 (1.3) | |
| Others | 2 (0.9) | |
| Education status | Illiterate | 3 (1.3) |
| Just literate | 7 (3.1) | |
| Basic level (1–8) | 33 (14.5) | |
| Secondary level (9–12) | 136 (59.9) | |
| Bachelor and above | 48 (21.1) | |
| Age at marriage | <20 | 123 (54.2) |
| ≥20 | 104 (45.8) | |
| Employment status | Unemployed | 121 (53.3) |
| Employed | 39 (17.2) | |
| Housewife | 67 (29.5) | |
| Family type | Nuclear family | 124 (54.6) |
| Joint family | 103 (45.4) |