Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants (n=377)
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Age category (years) | |
| 18-30 | 350 (92.8) |
| >30 | 27 (7.2) |
| Educational qualification | |
| No formal education | 77 (20.4) |
| Primary | 99 (26.3) |
| Secondary | 135 (35.8) |
| Higher | 66 (17.5) |
| Occupation | |
| Employed | 177 (46.9) |
| Unemployed | 200 (53.1) |
| Socioeconomic status* | |
| Upper class | 70 (18.6) |
| Upper middle class | 86 (22.8) |
| Middle class | 92 (24.4) |
| Lower middle class | 97 (25.7) |
| Lower class | 32 (8.5) |
| Family type | |
| Nuclear | 268 (71.1) |
| Joint | 109 (28.9) |
| Religion | |
| Hindu | 311 (82.5) |
| Christian | 29 (7.7) |
| Muslim | 37 (9.8) |
| Antenatal/postnatal period | |
| Antenatal mothers | 256 (67.9) |
| Postnatal mothers | 121 (32.1) |
*Modified BG Prasad classification 2019