Table 1.
Socio-demographic profile of the study population
| Demographics | Categories | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | ≤20 | 36 | 7.2 |
| 21–40 | 254 | 50.9 | |
| 41–60 | 167 | 33.5 | |
| >60 | 42 | 8.4 | |
| Gender | Male | 128 | 25.7 |
| Female | 371 | 74.3 | |
| Education | Illiterate | 126 | 25.3 |
| Primary to high school (⩽12 years of formal education) | 357 | 71.6 | |
| Graduate | 16 | 3.1 | |
| Occupation | Unemployed | 282 | 56.5 |
| Domestic helper | 38 | 7.6 | |
| Daily wage labourer | 55 | 11 | |
| Professional | 53 | 10.6 | |
| Others | 71 | 14.2 | |
| Comorbidities | Any comorbidities | 159 | 31.9 |
| Diabetes | 77 | 15.4 | |
| Hypertension | 96 | 19.2 | |
| Heart diseases | 5 | 1.0 | |
| Others | 20 | 4;0 | |
| Risk factors | Tested positive for COVID 19 | 15 | 3.0 |
| Family member tested positive for COVID 19 | 12 | 2.4 | |
| Had an interaction with COVID 19 patient | 9 | 1.8 |