Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics and KAP of participants (highland vs lowland (N = 651)
Socio-demographic characteristics | Highland n (%) | Lowland n (%) | Total n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | ||||
 19–29 | 54 (24.8) | 66 (15.3) | 120 (18.5) | 0.016 |
 30–44 | 82 (37.6) | 194 (45.0) | 276 (42.5) | |
 45–60 | 55 (25.2) | 102 (23.7) | 157 (24.2) | |
 > 60 | 27 (12.4) | 69 (16.0) | 96 (14.8) | |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 81 (37.2) | 152 (35.1) | 233 (35.8) | 0.606 |
 Female | 137 (62.8) | 281 (64.9) | 418 (64.2) | |
Ethnicity | ||||
 Dalit | 9 (4.1) | 21 (4.8) | 30 (4.6) | < 0.001* |
 Disadvantaged Janajatis | 138 (63.3) | 51 (11.8) | 189 (29) | |
 Disadvantaged non Dalit Terai caste | 0 | 7 (1.6) | 7 (1.1) | |
 Religious minorities | 0 | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.3) | |
 Relatively advantaged Janajatis | 47 (21.6) | 112 (25.9) | 159 (24.4) | |
 Upper caste | 24 (11) | 240 (55.4) | 264 (40.6) | |
Educational qualification | ||||
 Illiterate | 52 (23.9) | 53 (12.2) | 105 (16.1) | < 0.001 |
 Literate | 92 (42.2) | 121 (27.9) | 213 (32.7) | |
 Secondary | 32 (14.7) | 79 (18.2) | 111 (17.1) | |
 Higher secondary | 34 (15.6) | 106 (24.5) | 140 (21.5) | |
 Higher study graduates | 8 (3.7) | 74 (17.1) | 82 (12.6) | |
Marital status | ||||
 Unmarried | 13 (0.6) | 33 (7.6) | 46 (7.1) | 0.794* |
 Married | 193 (88.5) | 371 (85.7) | 564 (86.6) | |
 Widowed | 12 (5.5) | 28 (6.5) | 40 (6.1) | |
 Divorced | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | |
Occupation | ||||
 Agriculture | 73 (33.5) | 32 (7.4) | 105 (16.1) | < 0.001 |
 Business | 62 (28.4) | 180 (41.6) | 242 (37.2) | |
 Student | 2 (0.9) | 16 (3.7) | 18 (2.8) | |
 Service | 14 (6.4) | 49 (11.3) | 63 (9.7) | |
 Household work | 56 (25.7) | 117 (27) | 173 (26.6) | |
 Retired | 3 (1.4) | 24 (5.5) | 27 (4.1) | |
 Others | 8 (3.7) | 15 (3.5) | 23 (3.5) | |
Monthly income of family (Rs) | ||||
 < 20,000 | 113 (51.8) | 102 (23.6) | 215 (33.0) | < 0.001 |
 20,000–40,000 | 54 (24.8) | 171 (39.5) | 225 (34.6) | |
 > 40,000 | 28 (12.8) | 128 (29.6) | 156 (24.0) | |
Do not know | 23 (10.6) | 32 (7.4) | 55 (8.4) | |
Socio-economic status (SES) | ||||
 Quartile 1 | 103 (47.2) | 26 (6.0) | 129 (19.8) | 0.665 |
 Quartile 2 | 68 (31.2) | 62 (14.3) | 130 (20) | |
 Quartile 3 | 32 (14.7) | 98 (22.6) | 130 (20) | |
 Quartile 4 | 10 (4.6) | 120 (27.7) | 130 (20) | |
 Quartile 5 | 3 (1.4) | 127 (29.7) | 130 (20) | |
Knowledge level | ||||
 High score | 0 | 15 (3.5) | 15 (2.3) | < 0.001 |
 Low score | 33 (15.1) | 214 (49.4) | 247 (37.9) | |
 No knowledge | 185 (84.95) | 204 (47.1) | 389 (59.8) | |
Attitude level | ||||
 High score | 23 (65.7) | 172 (75.4) | 195 (74.1) | 0.299 |
 Low score | 12 (34.3) | 56 (24.6) | 68 (25.9) | |
Practice level | ||||
 High score | 8 (22.9) | 48 (21.0) | 56 (21.2) | 0.409* |
 Low score | 27 (77.1) | 181 (88.2) | 208 (78.8) | |