Table 3: Demographic characteristics of participants by knowledge level (n = 127).

Characteristics
Knowledge level
Total
High (%) Average or low (%)
Education Illiterate or Primary 8 (53.3) 7 (46.7) 15
Secondary or higher secondary and above 109 (97.3) 3 (2.7) 112
Ethnicity Brahmin or Chhetri 57 (89.1) 7 (10.9) 64
Dalit, newar, janajati or muslim (p = 0.323) 60 (95.2) 3 (4.8) 63
Religion Hindu 92 (91.1) 9 (8.9) 101
Buddhist, muslim, kirat and christian 25 (96.2) 1 (3.8) 26
Marital Status Unmarried, widowed, divorced or separated 29 (82.9) 6 (17.1) 35
Married 88 (95.7) 4 (4.3) 92
Occupation Student or housewife 65 (89.04) 8 (10.96) 73
Employed (Business, government employment or other employment) 52 (96.3) 2 (3.7) 54