Table 2.
Description of demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the total study sample, consisting of all individuals that required surgical care in the last 12 months, and the three study groups (no surgical care due to affordability, accessibility and fear/no trust, respectively) separately
| Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the study groups and the total study sample | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affordability Study group 1 | Accessibility Study group 2 | Fear/no trust Study group 3 | Complete study sample | |
| n = 42 | n = 42 | n = 34 | n = 207 | |
| Male gender % | 50.0 | 50.0 | 35.3 | 55.1 |
| Average age (sd) | 37.6 (21.0) | 36.5 (23.3) | 40.7 (21.6) | 35.5 (21.0) |
| Education % | ||||
| None | 57.1 | 50.0 | 41.2 | 38.6 |
| Primary school | 26.2 | 19.0 | 17.6 | 25.6 |
| Secondary school | 14.3 | 21.4 | 29.4 | 25.1 |
| Tertiary school | 2.4 | 9.5 | 5.9 | 8.7 |
| Graduate degree | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 1.9 |
| Occupation % | ||||
| Unemployed/childa | 64.3 | 73.8 | 72.7 | 62.2 |
| Self-employed | 33.3 | 23.8 | 15.2 | 30.6 |
| Employed | 2.4 | 2.4 | 12.1 | 7.3 |
| Ethnic group % | ||||
| Janajati | 35.7 | 35.7 | 35.3 | 37.2 |
| Brahmin/Chhetri | 11.9 | 31.0 | 32.4 | 30.0 |
| Madhesi | 11.9 | 11.9 | 5.9 | 8.2 |
| Muslim | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Dalit | 7.1 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| Other | 38.6 | 19.0 | 26.5 | 18.8 |
| Living in urban area % | 26.2 | 16.7 | 32.4 | 29.0 |
aOccupational status ‘unemployed’ also contains home makers and domestic helpers