Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants (n = 483)

Variable	Number	Percent
Respondents from hospitals catchment area
Gelephu	205	42
Phuntsholing	144	30
Samtse	68	14
Deothang	50	10
Samdrup Jongkhar	16	3
Gender
Male	267	55
Age category (years)
0-9 yrs	160	33
10-19 yrs	98	20
20–29 yrs	61	13
30-39 yrs	54	11
40-49 yrs	51	11
50 + yrs	55	11
Missing	4	1
Qualification of victimsa
No education	174	36.9
Education	309	64
Occupation of participantsb
Farmer	55	11
Student	189	39
Employed	108	22
Others	127	26
Missing	4	1
Type of settlementsc
Rural	123	25
Semi-urban	176	36
Urban	184	38
Household monthly income (USD)d
< 154	248	51
154–308	158	33
309–462	43	9
463–615	16	3
> 615	9	2

^aNo education = respondents/victims who had not attained formal primary education level

Education = respondents/victims who had attained at least formal primary education level and above

^bEmployed = working in government or private sector; others = Housewives, pre-school children, religious persons

^cUrban = those living within main district town; semi-urban = outskirts of main town; rural = villages

^d1 USD = BTN 65 currency exchange rate at the time of conduct of this study