Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants
| All | Urban | Rural | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Total | 2375 (100) | 1262 (100) | 1113 (100) | |
| Age (year) | 0.09 | |||
| 15–35 | 993 (41.8) | 487 (38.6) | 506 (45.5) | |
| +35–55 | 754 (31.8) | 401 (31.8) | 353 (31.7) | |
| +55 | 628 (26.4) | 374 (29.6) | 254 (22.8) | |
| Gender | 0.006 | |||
| Male | 1063 (44.8) | 599 (47.5) | 465 (41.8) | |
| Female | 1312 (55.2) | 663 (52.5) | 648 (58.2) | |
| Education | <0.0001 | |||
| Illiterate | 525 (22.1) | 181 (14.3) | 344 (30.9) | |
| Primary education | 320 (13.5) | 134 (12.2) | 186 (16.7) | |
| Secondary education | 862 (36.3) | 441 (34.9) | 421 (37.8) | |
| High education | 668 (28.1) | 506 (40.1) | 162 (14.6) | |
| Occupation | <0.001 | |||
| Professional | 327 (13.8) | 217 (17.2) | 110 (9.9) | |
| Managerial and technical | 248 (10.4) | 139 (11) | 109 (9.8) | |
| Skilled (manual and non-manual) | 368 (15.5) | 101 (8) | 267 (23.9) | |
| Unskilled | 591 (24.9) | 265 (21) | 326 (29.3) | |
| Student | 210 (8.8) | 148 (11.7) | 62 (5.6) | |
| Unemployed | 631 (26.6) | 392 (31.1) | 239 (21.5) | |
| Marriage | 0.07 | |||
| Yes | 1182 (49.8) | 603 (47.8) | 579 (52) | |
| No | 1193 (50.2) | 659 (52.2) | 534 (48) | |
| Contraceptive pills/injection | 0.002 | |||
| Yes | 299 (12.6) | 182 (14.4) | 117 (10.5) | |
| No | 593 (25) | 209 (16.6) | 384 (34.5) | |
| N/A | 1483 (62.4) | 871 (69) | 612 (55) | |
*P values (Chi-square) compared variables between rural and urban participants