Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants
| Characteristics | Round-1 (N = 900) n (%) |
Round-2 (N = 861) n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age categories (in year) | ||
| <45 | 464 (51.6) | 447 (51.9) |
| 45–59 | 251 (27.9) | 239 (27.8) |
| ≥60 | 185 (20.5) | 175 (20.3) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 337 (37.4) | 319 (37.1) |
| Female | 563 (62.6) | 542 (62.9) |
| Educational qualification | ||
| No formal education | 135 (15.0) | 124 (14.4) |
| Primary | 169 (18.8) | 164 (19.1) |
| Secondary | 394 (43.8) | 379 (44.0) |
| Higher | 202 (22.4) | 194 (22.5) |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban | 632 (70.3) | 613 (71.3) |
| Rural | 267 (29.7) | 247 (28.7) |
| Nature of work | ||
| Non-health care worker | 872 (96.9) | 833 (96.7) |
| Health care worker | 28 (3.1) | 28 (3.3) |
| Co-morbidities | ||
| Present | 292 (32.4) | 280 (32.5) |
| Absent | 608 (67.6) | 581 (67.5) |