Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of 124 Participants Interviewed in Three Southeastern Village Development Committees of Nepal Between August and October 2019

	General Community (n = 79)	Traditional Healers (n = 40)	Physicians (n = 5)	Total (n = 124)
Mean age year (SD)	42.6 (15.8)	61.8 (13.0)	36.8 (2.9)	48.6 (17.2)
Gender (% male)	20.2	26.6	100.0	50.8
Religion (%)
Hindu	69 (87.3)	34 (85.0)	5 (100.0)	108 (87.1)
Buddhist	7 (8.9)	6 (15.0)	0	13 (10.5)
Christian	3 (3.8)	0	0	3 (2.4)
Caste (%)
Low castes	10 (8.1)	8 (20.0)	0	18 (14.5)
High castes	38 (48.1)	19 (47.5)	5 (100.)	62 (50.0)
Newar	0	1 (2.5)	0	1 (0.8)
Kirati	9 (11.4)	4 (10.0)	0	13 (13.1)
Indigenous Middle Hills	4 (3.2)	3 (7.5)	0	0
Indigenous Tarai	17 (21.5)	5 (12.5)	0	0
Birthplace (%)
Eastern Middle Hills	23 (29.1)	17 (42.5)	0	40 (32.3)
Eastern Tarai	47 (59.5)	18 (45.0)	2 (40.0)	67 (54.0)
Eastern Himalaya	1 (1.3)	1 (2.5)	0	2 (1.6)
Central Middle Hills	0	1 (2.5)	0	1 (0.8)
Kathmandu	2 (2.5)	0	3 (60.0)	5 (4.0)
Bhutan	1 (1.3)	0	0	1 (0.8)
Hong Kong	0	1 (2.5)	0	0
India	4 (3.2)	0	0	0
Traditional healer category (%)
Dhami-jhankri	0	33 (82.5)	0	33 (26.6)
Lama	0	1 (2.5)	0	1 (0.8)
Mata	0	6 (15.0)	0	6 (4.8)
Occupation (%)
Farmer	21 (26.6)	19 (47.5)	0	40 (32.3)
Blacksmith	0	1 (2.5)	0	1 (0.8)
Driver	1 (1.3)	0	0	1 (0.8)
Housewife	41 (51.9)	4 (3.2)	0	44 (3.2)
Female community health volunteer	1 (1.3)	0	0	1 (0.8)
Caretaker	1 (1.3)	0	0	1 (0.8)
Military	1 (1.3)	0	0	1 (0.8)
Mechanic	2 (2.5)	0	0	2 (2.0)
None	2 (2.5)	0	0	2 (2.0)
Physician	0	0	5 (100.0)	5 (4.0)
Education (%)
None	51 (64.6)	34 (85.0)	0	85 (65.9)
Some Primary School	15 (19.0)	5 (12.5)	0	20 (16.1)
Primary School	8 (10.1)	1 (2.5)	0	9 (7.3)
Bachelors	5 (6.3)	0	0	5 (4.0)
Masters and Above	0	0	5 (100.0)	5 (4.0)