[Table/Fig-1]:
Demographic details of the study groups.
| Cases* | Controls | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Hindu | 49 (50.5) | 9 (34.6) |
| Muslim | 15 (15.5) | 6 (23.1) | |
| Christian | 33 (34.0) | 11 (42.3) | |
| Sex | Male | 56 (57.1) | 12 (46.2) |
| Female | 41 (42.3) | 14 (53.8) | |
| Presently smoking | Yes | 43 (46.2) | 15 (57.7) |
| No | 50 (53.8) | 11 (42.3) | |
| Alcoholic | Yes | 22 (24.7) | 9 (36.0) |
| No | 67 (75.3) | 16 (64.0) | |
| Treatment cost | Insurance | 15 (18.1) | 20 (76.9) |
| Self/ family | 48 (57.8) | 6 (23.1) | |
| NGO/ Religious trust | 4 (4.8) | 0 (0) | |
| Government schemes | 16 (19.3) | 0 (0) | |
| Family | Joint | 10 (12.7) | 3 (12.0) |
| Nuclear | 69 (87.3) | 22 (88.0) | |
| Working | Yes | 27 (55.1) | 6 (54.5) |
| No | 22 (44.9) | 5 (45.5) | |
| Caregiver | Spouse | 5 (5.4) | 3 (11.5) |
| Children | 9 (9.8) | 1 (3.8) | |
| Daughter/Son- in- law | 33 (35.9) | 15 (57.7) | |
| Siblings | 45 (48.9) | 7 (26.9) | |
| Education | <7th standard | 13 (14.4) | 1 (3.8) |
| 7th- 10th standard | 38 (42.2) | 9 (34.6) | |
| 10th- 12th standard | 33 (36.7) | 15 (57.7) | |
| Degree | 6 (6.7) | 1 (3.8) | |
| Monthly income of patient/ family | < 25k | 3 (3.6) | 1 (3.8) |
| 26-35k | 5 (6.0) | 1 (3.8) | |
| 36- 45k | 16 (19.3) | 2 (7.7) | |
| 46k- 60k | 22 (26.5) | 8 (30.8) | |
| >60k | 37 (44.6) | 14 (53.8) |
* = Of the DR subjects, some volunteers did not answer some questions considered in [Table/Fig-1,2,3 and 4] and therefore do not add up to 97. Only the answered choices were considered for the analysis