Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants
| Variable | FGD participants | IDI participants |
| Number (%) | Number (%) | |
| Age group | ||
| 18–30 | 12 (25) | 12 (30) |
| 31–40 | 18 (37.5) | 14 (35) |
| 41–50 | 10 (20.83) | 8 (20) |
| 51–60 | 8 (16.67) | 6 (15) |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 24 (50) | 18 (45) |
| Male | 24 (50) | 22 (55) |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 30 (62.5) | 24 (60) |
| Buddhist | 8 (16.67) | 8 (20) |
| Muslim | 4 (8.33) | 4 (10) |
| Others | 6 (12.5) | 4 (10) |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 18 (37.5) | 15 (37.5) |
| Married | 30 (62.5) | 25 (62.5) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Brahmin | 14 (29.17) | 12 (30) |
| Chhetri | 12 (25) | 12 (30) |
| Indigenous | 12 (25) | 9 (22.5) |
| Others | 10 (20.83) | 7 (17.5) |
| Highest level of education | ||
| Did not go to school | 12 (25) | 5 (12.5) |
| Grade 10 or below | 9 (18.75) | 8 (20) |
| Grade 12 | 7 (14.58) | 8 (20) |
| Bachelor | 12 (25) | 14 (35) |
| Masters and above | 8 (16.67) | 5 (12.5) |
| Respondent type | ||
| Teachers | 3 (6.25) | 4 (10) |
| Students | 5 (10.41) | 4 (10) |
| Security personnel | 5 (10.41) | 4 (10) |
| Head of household | 5 (10.41) | 4 (10) |
| Leaders | 6 (12.5) | 8 (20) |
| Health workers | 7 (14.58) | 8 (20) |
| Homemaker | 7 (14.58) | 2 (5) |
| Others | 10 (20.83) | 6 (15) |
| Resource setting | ||
| Rural | 24 (50) | 20 (50) |
| Urban | 24 (50) | 20 (50) |
| Geographical location | ||
| Himalayan region | 12 (25) | 10 (25) |
| Hilly region | 12(25) | 10 (25) |
| Terai region | 24(50) | 20 (50) |
FGD, focus group discussion; IDI, in-depth interview.