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. 2008 Dec;8(4):244–252.

Table 1.

Social demographic characteristics of the Caretakers

Character Frequency (N=672) Percentage (%)
Age (years)
<20 43 6.4
20 – 30 363 54.0
31 – 40 192 28.6
>40 74 11.0
Sex
Female 664 98.8
Male 8 1.2
Marital status
Married 502 74.7
Not married 170 25.3
Level of education
None 177 26.3
Primary 432 64.3
Secondary and above 63 9.4
Source of income
Peasant farmers 455 67.7
Housewives 121 18
Others 97 14.2
Duration of stay in camps (years)
<2 63 9.4
2–4 507 75.4
>5 102 15.2