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).