Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents
| Characteristics | Percentage |
|
|---|---|---|
| Females (n=448) | Males (n=448) | |
| Age (years) | ||
| <20 | 5 | 0 |
| 20–29 | 48 | 36 |
| 30–39 | 39 | 38 |
| 40 and above | 8 | 26 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 61 | 82 |
| Abandoned | 21 | 5 |
| Separated (not divorced) | 9 | 4 |
| Divorced | 4 | 7 |
| Widowed | 5 | 2 |
| Education | ||
| Never attended school | 80 | 57 |
| Primary incomplete | 15 | 33 |
| Primary complete | 3 | 4 |
| Secondary incomplete | 2 | 6 |
| Number of family members living together | ||
| Children (mean±SD) | 1.33±1.23 | 2.01±1.12 |
| Adults (mean±SD) | 1.73±1.05 | 1.34±0.55 |
| Total (mean±SD) | 3.12±1.58 | 1.87±1.50 |
| Occupation | ||
| None/unemployed | 48 | 12 |
| Assistance in domestic work | 15 | 0 |
| Pick and sell | 11 | 6 |
| Day-labour | 10 | 55 |
| Sex work | 9 | 0 |
| Rickshaw/van-pulling | 0 | 21 |
| Transport work/help | 0 | 3 |
| Small business | 7 | 3 |