Table 1: Socio-demographic parameters of the study subjects.
Parameters |
Frequency |
Percentage (%) |
|
Sex |
Male |
25 |
47.2 |
Female |
26 |
49.1 |
|
Age (in years) |
> 30 |
1 |
1.9 |
30-50 |
14 |
26.4 |
|
50 and above |
34 |
64.2 |
|
Marital status |
Married |
44 |
83 |
Unmarried |
1 |
1.9 |
|
Widow |
1 |
1.9 |
|
Occupation status |
Employed |
11 |
20.8 |
Unemployed |
11 |
20.8 |
|
Widow |
23 |
43.4 |
|
Habitat |
Urban |
26 |
49.1 |
Rural |
16 |
30.2 |
|
Semi Urban |
4 |
7.5 |
|
Educational status |
Uneducated |
3 |
5.7 |
Below SSC* |
23 |
37.7 |
|
SSC* |
7 |
13.2 |
|
HSC* |
8 |
15.1 |
|
Graduate |
7 |
13.2 |
|
Monthly income (in BDT) |
Less than 10000 |
2 |
3.8 |
10000 |
6 |
11.3 |
|
20000 and above |
34 |
64.2 |
|
Family members |
2 |
2 |
3.8 |
3 |
3 |
5.7 |
|
4 |
10 |
18.9 |
|
More than 5 |
27 |
50.9 |
*SSC: Secondary School Certificate (equivalent of grade 10 completion; *HSC: Higher Secondary School Certificate (equivalent of grade 12 completion).