Table 1.

Socio-Demographic Characteristics of the Participants

Characteristics (N=280)	n	%
Sex
Male	153	54.6
Female	127	45.4
Ethnicity
Janajatis	105	37.5
Brahmin	76	27.1
Chhetri	76	27.1
Dalit	21	7.5
Others	2	0.7
Religion
Hindu	233	83.2
Buddhist	34	12.1
Muslim	12	4.3
Christian	1	0.4
Mean age=38.7±7.5 years (range 16–58)
Marital status
Currently married	274	97.9
Never married	6	2.1
Mean age at marriage=21.8±3.8 years
Socio-economic status
Lower	202	72.1
Middle	78	27.9
Upper	–	–