Table 1. Back ground details of participants (nā=ā194).
Variable | Categories | No of participants |
Age | <19 yrs | 23 (12%) |
20ā40 yrs | 146 (75%) | |
>40 yrs | 25 (13%) | |
Education | No formal education | 2 (1%) |
Primary | 5 (3)% | |
Secondary | 157 (81%) | |
Tertiary | 30 (15%) | |
Occupation | Student | 45 (23%) |
Unemployed | 8 (4%) | |
Labourer | 18 (9%) | |
Farmer | 15 (8%) | |
Skill worker | 38 (20%) | |
Self employed | 47 (24%) | |
Teacher/Management assistant | 20 (10%) | |
Executive officer | 3 (2%) | |
Side roll frequency | Every day | 130 (67%) |
On selected days | 64 (33%) | |
Side roll time | <5.00 a.m. | 112 (58%) |
5.00 a.m. to 6.00 am | 82 (42%) | |
Side roll previous years | Yes | 173 (89%) |
No | 21 (11%) | |
Similar condition in previous years | Yes | 77 (40%) |
No | 117 (60%) | |
Awareness regarding the conditions | Yes | 157 (81%) |
No | 37 (19%) | |
Any precautionary measures taken | yes | 52 (27%) |
No | 142 (73%) |