Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study cases
Variables | Sex | Total (N = 100) Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Males (n = 76) Frequency (%) | Females (n = 24) Frequency (%) | ||
Age in years | |||
18–45 | 34 (44.7) | 10 (41.7) | 44 (44) |
46–65 | 30 (39.5) | 9 (37.5) | 39 (39) |
> 65 | 12 (15.8) | 5 (20.8) | 17 (17) |
Marital status | |||
Married | 47 (61.8) | 15 (62.5) | 62 (62) |
Unmarried | 11 (14.5) | 2 (8.3) | 13 (13) |
Widowed/divorced | 9 (11.4) | 7 (29.2) | 16 (16) |
Not known | 9 (11.4) | 0 (0) | 9 (9) |
Occupation | |||
Home maker | 11 (14.5) | 18 (75.0) | 29 (29) |
Manual worker | 21 (27.6) | 1 (4.2) | 28 (28) |
Unemployed | 20 (26.3) | 3 (12·5) | 23 (23) |
Self employed | 6 (7.9) | 1 (4·2) | 7 (7) |
Office work | 6 (7.9) | 0 (0) | 6 (6) |
Student | 1 (1.3) | 1 (4.2) | 2 (2) |
Not known | 5 (6.6) | 0 (0) | 5 (5) |
Ethnicity | |||
Indo-Nepalese | 58 (76.3) | 17 (70.8) | 75 (75) |
Tibeto-Nepalese | 18 (23.7) | 7 (29.2) | 25 (25) |
Smoker | 45 (59.2) | 17 (70.8) | 62 (62) |
Smokeless tobacco user | 39 (51.3) | 7 (29.2) | 46 (46) |
Alcohol user | 59 (77.6) | 14 (58.3) | 73 (73) |
Other drugs of abuse | 4 (5.3) | 0 (0) | 4 (4) |
Place of death | |||
Home/road | 57 (75) | 19 (79.2) | 76 (76) |
Hospital facility | 19 (25) | 5 (20.8) | 24 (24) |