Table 1 Children and adolescent study population demographics
Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
Respondents’ age (mean, SD) | 12.5, 2.33 |
Respondents’ gender | |
 Male | 27 (43.55) |
 Female | 35 (56.45) |
Household marital status | |
 Married | 55 (88.71) |
 Other | 7 (11.29) |
Household identified religion | |
 Hindu | 54 (87.10) |
 Other | 8 (12.90) |
Household identified ethnicity | |
 Upper caste | 25 (40.32) |
 Relatively advantaged Janajatis | 16 (25.81) |
 Disadvantaged Janajatis | 10 (16.13) |
 Other | 11 (17.74) |
Highest level of education in household | |
 Illiterate/none/no response | 37 (59.68) |
 Primary or higher | 25 (40.32) |
Household identified occupation | |
 Farmer | 53 (85.48) |
 Other | 9 (14.52) |
Monthly household income (Nepali rupees) | |
 ≤ 10 k or no response | 33 (53.23) |
 > 10 k | 29 (46.77) |
Household size | |
 ≤ 3 | 8 (12.90) |
 4–5 | 30 (48.39) |
 ≥ 6 | 24 (38.71) |