Table 1.

Characteristics of the study participants.

Characteristic		Value, n (%)
Gender
	Male	99 (24.0)
Age (years)
	16-25	98 (24.0)
	26-35	138 (33.7)
	36-45	91 (22.2)
	46-55	64 (15.6)
	≥56	18 (4.4)
Residency (province)
	Central	362 (87.7)
	Northern	27 (6.5)
	Southern	9 (2.2)
	Eastern	6 (1.5)
	Western	9 (2.2)
Educational level
	Elementary school	16 (3.9)
	Intermediate school	22 (5.3)
	High school	86 (20.8)
	Diploma	32 (7.7)
	Bachelor studies	206 (49.9)
	Postgraduate studies	31 (7.5)
	Illiterate	20 (4.8)
Occupation
	Student	64 (5.6)
	Government employee	115 (28.0)
	Private sector employee	55 (13.4)
	Retired	21 (5.1)
	No occupation	155 (37.8)
Field of occupation
	Education	125 (45.6)
	Medical	29 (10.6)
	Military	9 (3.3)
	Business	20 (3.7)
	Others	91 (33.2)
Self-assessment of health status
	Very weak	2 (0.5)
	Weak	18 (4.4)
	Good	253 (61.3)
	Excellent	140 (33.9)
Reported history of chronic disease		130 (31.6)