Table 1.
Distribution of background related characteristics of study population.
| General characteristics | Frequency (n = 406) | Percentage |
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| Age | ||
| 10–13 years | 34 | 8.4 |
| >13 Years | 372 | 91.6 |
| Mean age ± SD; 15.13 ± 1.19 | ||
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| Residence | ||
| Cities (submetropolitan city and municipalities) | 226 | 55.7 |
| Village (rural municipalities) | 180 | 44.3 |
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| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 372 | 91.6 |
| Non-Hindu (Christian and Muslim) | 34 | 8.4 |
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| Family type | ||
| Nuclear | 272 | 67.0 |
| Joint and extended | 134 | 33.0 |
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| Family size | ||
| 1 to 4 | 120 | 29.6 |
| 5 and above | 286 | 70.4 |
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| Type of school | ||
| Government | 205 | 50.5 |
| Private | 201 | 49.5 |
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| Education of mother | ||
| Illiterate | 96 | 23.6 |
| Literate | 310 | 76.4 |
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| Education of father | ||
| Illiterate | 37 | 9.1 |
| Literate | 369 | 90.9 |
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| Occupation of mother | ||
| Homemaker | 193 | 47.5 |
| Other than homemaker | 213 | 52.5 |
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| Occupation of father | ||
| Agriculture | 88 | 21.7 |
| Other than agriculture | 318 | 78.3 |