Table 1.
Comparative description of participants' demographics according to rural and urban areas.
| Characteristics | Overall (n = 5,673) | Rural (n = 1,804) | Urban (n = 3,869) | p -value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.062 | |||
| Female | 3,181 (56%) | 979 (54%) | 2,202 (57%) | |
| Male | 2,492 (44%) | 825 (46%) | 1,667 (43%) | |
| Religion | <0.001 | |||
| Buddhism | 482 (8.5%) | 84 (4.7%) | 398 (10%) | |
| Christianity | 1,258 (22%) | 667 (37%) | 591 (15%) | |
| Hinduism | 316 (5.6%) | 10 (0.6%) | 306 (7.9%) | |
| Islam | 3,470 (61%) | 1,001 (55%) | 2,469 (64%) | |
| Other | 147 (2.6%) | 42 (2.3%) | 105 (2.7%) | |
| Age [Median(Q1, Q3)] | 25 (21, 39) | 23 (21, 32) | 27 (22, 42) | <0.001 |
| Education | <0.001 | |||
| No formal education | 53 (0.9%) | 24 (1.3%) | 29 (0.7%) | |
| Primary | 158 (2.8%) | 74 (4.1%) | 84 (2.2%) | |
| Secondary | 1,387 (24%) | 443 (25%) | 944 (24%) | |
| Tertiary | 4,075 (72%) | 1,263 (70%) | 2,812 (73%) | |
| Employment | <0.001 | |||
| Employed full time | 2,155 (38%) | 526 (29%) | 1,629 (42%) | |
| Employed part time | 416 (7.3%) | 185 (10%) | 231 (6.0%) | |
| Looking for Job | 256 (4.5%) | 111 (6.2%) | 145 (3.7%) | |
| Other | 520 (9.2%) | 211 (12%) | 309 (8.0%) | |
| Retired | 165 (2.9%) | 28 (1.6%) | 137 (3.5%) | |
| Student | 906 (16%) | 150 (8.3%) | 756 (20%) | |
| Unemployed | 1,255 (22%) | 593 (33%) | 662 (17%) | |
| Income | <0.001 | |||
| Completely sufficient | 894 (16%) | 179 (9.9%) | 715 (18%) | |
| Less sufficient | 1,103 (19%) | 451 (25%) | 652 (17%) | |
| Not sufficient | 704 (12%) | 290 (16%) | 414 (11%) | |
| Other | 50 (0.9%) | 30 (1.7%) | 20 (0.5%) | |
| Sufficient | 2,922 (52%) | 854 (47%) | 2,068 (53%) | |
| Chronic diseases* | 0.008 | |||
| No | 4,906 (86%) | 1,568 (87%) | 3,338 (86%) | |
| Yes | 717 (13%) | 211 (12%) | 506 (13%) | |
| Health impaired by Chronic disease** | <0.001 | |||
| No | 4,553 (80%) | 1,259 (70%) | 3,294 (85%) | |
| Yes | 801 (14%) | 418 (23%) | 383 (9.9%) | |
| Extent of health impairment*** | <0.001 | |||
| Moderately impaired | 926 (16%) | 387 (21%) | 539 (14%) | |
| Not at all | 1,823 (32%) | 332 (18%) | 1,491 (39%) | |
| Severely impaired | 357 (6.3%) | 189 (10%) | 168 (4.3%) | |
*
50 patients (0.9%) of participants didn't tell whether they had chronic diseases or not.
**
319 patients (5.6 %) of participants didn't tell whether they had any health impairment due to this chronic disease or not.
***
2,567 patients (45%) of participants didn't answer the question regarding the extent of health impairment.