Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population.
Demographics | Variables | N | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Age Group | ≤20 | 18 | 3.5 |
21–40 | 177 | 34.8 | |
41–60 | 208 | 40.9 | |
>60 | 106 | 20.8 | |
Sex | Male | 266 | 52.3 |
Female | 243 | 47.7 | |
Education | Illiterate | 125 | 24.6 |
Primary | 96 | 18.9 | |
Middle school | 05 | 1.0 | |
High School | 117 | 23.0 | |
PUC/Diploma | 95 | 18.7 | |
Degree | 71 | 13.9 | |
Occupation | Housewife | 58 | 11.4 |
Domestic Helper | 12 | 2.4 | |
Daily wage labourer | 49 | 9.6 | |
Notworking | 87 | 17.1 | |
Professional | 81 | 15.9 | |
Others | 61 | 12.0 | |
Comorbidities | Diabetes | 103 | 20.2 |
Hypertension | 86 | 16.9 |