Table 2.
Descriptive status of the study and associations with reported disease by the respondents
| Major domains | Variables | Category | Disease/Illness (N = 453) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| |||||
| No (%) | Yes (%) | ||||
| Socioeconomic factors | Place of residence | Urban | 58 (65.2) | 31 (34.8) | 0.334 |
| Rural | 217 (59.6) | 147 (40.4) | |||
| Education | No formal | 134 (57.5) | 99 (42.5) | 0.112 | |
| Secondary | 93 (60.8) | 60 (39.2) | |||
| Higher | 48 (71.6) | 19 (28.4) | |||
| Occupation | Agriculture | 115 (60.8) | 74 (39.2) | 0.326 | |
| Job | 62 (64.5) | 34 (35.5) | |||
| Housewife | 155 (92.2) | 13 (7.8) | |||
| House structure | Relatively safe | 13 (61.9) | 8 (38.1) | 0.861 | |
| Improved | 76 (61.8) | 47 (38.2) | |||
| Dwelling | 186 (60.1) | 123 (39.9) | |||
| Type of floor | Mud | 245 (61.1) | 156 (38.9) | 0.633 | |
| Cement | 30 (57.7) | 22 (42.3) | |||
| Cooking fuel | LP/bio-gas | 44 (56.4) | 34 (43.6) | 0.267 | |
| Firewood and dung | 231 (61.6) | 144 (38.4) | |||
| Self care | Safe toilet | Yes | 37 (62.7) | 22 (37.3) | 0.009 |
| No | 156 (39.5) | 238 (61.5) | |||
| Source of drinking water | Tap water | 31 (55.4) | 25 (44.6) | 0.068 | |
| Tube well | 204 (59.8) | 137 (40.2) | |||
| River stream | 40 (71.4) | 16 (28.6) | |||
| Sleeping at regular time | Yes | 112 (71.3) | 45 (28.7) | <0.001 | |
| No | 163 (55.1) | 133 (44.9) | |||
| Health check-up last year | Yes | 57 (68.7) | 26 (31.3) | 0.062 | |
| No | 218 (58.9) | 152 (41.1) | |||
| Lifestyle factors | Drinking alcohol | No | 172 (59.3) | 118 (40.7) | 0.474 |
| Yes | 103 (63.2) | 60 (36.8) | |||
| Tobacco use | No | 168 (65.3) | 89 (34.7) | 0.005 | |
| Yes | 70 (35.7) | 126 (64.3) | |||
| Junk food (as main food) | No | 208 (66.2) | 106 (33.8) | <0.001 | |
| Yes | 67 (48.2) | 72 (51.8) | |||
| Spiritual behavior | Regular exercise before and after yoga/meditation | Yes | 78 (81.2) | 18 (18.8) | <0.001 |
| No | 197 (55.2) | 160 (44.8) | |||
| Regular yoga/meditation | Yes | 150 (78.4) | 41 (21.6) | <0.001 | |
| No | 121 (46.1) | 141 (53.9) | |||
| Regular worship | Yes | 68 (88.3) | 9 (11.7) | <0.001 | |
| No | 207 (55.1) | 169 (44.9) | |||
Cronbach’s alpha of all above variables is 0.695.