Table 1.
Socio-demographic attributes of Doctors and Patients
| Variables | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Doctors ( N = 52) | |
| Age | |
| < 30 yrs | 16 (30.8) |
| 30-40 yrs | 32 (61.5) |
| > 40 yrs | 4 (7.7) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 41 (78.8) |
| Female | 11 (21.2) |
| Occupational Groups | |
| Faculties | 20 (38.4) |
| Senior resident | 32 (61.5) |
| Patients ( N = 134) | |
| Age | |
| Pediatrics (≤14 yrs.) | 13 (9.7) |
| Adult (15-59 yrs) | 114 (85.1) |
| Elderly (≥60 yrs) | 7 (52.0) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 78 (58.2) |
| Female | 56 (41.8) |
| Education a ( n = 120) | |
| Illiterate | 2 (1.6) |
| Just literate (1st to 4th standard) | 3 (2.5) |
| Primary (5th to 7th standard) | 15 (12.5) |
| Middle (8th to 9th standard) | 7 (5.8) |
| Secondary (10th to 11th standard) | 17 (14.1) |
| Intermediate(12th) | 24 (20.0) |
| Graduate & Postgraduate | 52 (43.3) |
| Occupation a ( n = 120) | |
| Agriculture & Animal work, Milkman | 1 (0.8) |
| Job (Government / private/ business) | 44 (36.6) |
| Labour (Skilled & Unskilled) | 4 (3.3) |
| Unemployed/Students/Homemakers) | 71 (59.1) |
aData not applicable for 14 Pediatric patients