Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants
| Background characteristics | % | N |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 69.5 | 1400 |
| Female | 30.5 | 614 |
| Age groups | ||
| Less than 25 years | 13.2 | 266 |
| 25–30 years | 28.4 | 572 |
| 31–35 years | 23.6 | 476 |
| 36–40 years | 15.5 | 312 |
| Above 40 years | 19.3 | 388 |
| Marital status | ||
| Unmarried | 30.2 | 608 |
| Married | 69.8 | 1406 |
| Children under 2 years and pregnancy in the household | ||
| Pregnancy only | 5.9 | 119 |
| Children under 2 years only | 17.4 | 350 |
| Pregnancy and children under 2 years | 7.0 | 140 |
| Neither | 69.8 | 1405 |
| Current residence | ||
| Own house | 63.4 | 1277 |
| Rented room/house | 36.6 | 737 |
| Occupation | ||
| Agriculture/labour/household work | 9.6 | 193 |
| Service | 35.9 | 724 |
| Business | 8.1 | 164 |
| Health worker | 20.2 | 407 |
| Student | 13.8 | 278 |
| Other | 12.4 | 248 |
| Family monthly income | ||
| Less than 10,000 | 12.2 | 245 |
| 10,000–20,000 | 23.6 | 475 |
| 20,001–50,000 | 37.4 | 753 |
| Above 50,000 | 26.9 | 541 |
| Province | ||
| Province 1 | 8.8 | 178 |
| Province 2 | 7.5 | 151 |
| Bagmati Province (only capital city) | 37.3 | 752 |
| Bagmati Province (excluding capital city) | 8.4 | 215 |
| Gandaki Province | 10.7 | 207 |
| Province 5 | 10.3 | 159 |
| Karnali Province | 7.9 | 182 |
| Sudurpashchim Province | 9.0 | 170 |
| Ecological zone | ||
| Hill/mountain | 66.6 | 1341 |
| Terai | 33.4 | 673 |
| Total | 100.0 | 2014 |