Table 1 |
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| Characteristics of the study subjects (N = 508) | |
| Parameters | |
| Age, years | 44.96 ± 9.5 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 240 (47%) |
| Female | 268 (53%) |
| Education | |
| Illiterate | 101 (20%) |
| Primary to 8th grade | 165 (33%) |
| Secondary–Higher Secondary | 152 (30%) |
| Graduate & above | 90 (17%) |
| Habitat | |
| Urban | 237 (47%) |
| Semi-urban | 109 (22%) |
| Rural | 162 (31%) |
| Occupation | |
| Service | 76 (15%) |
| Business | 119 (23%) |
| Homemaker | 245 (48%) |
| Others (laborer/unemployed) | 68 (14%) |
| Monthly Income (US$) | |
| Low income (≤905) | 120 (24%) |
| Lower-middle income (906–3595) | 277 (55%) |
| Upper-middle income (3596–11115) | 88 (17%) |
| High income ( ≥11116) | 23 (5%) |
Results are expressed as number (%) and mean ± SD; US$1 = 80 Bangladeshi Taka (BDT).
Saleh et al. BMC Public Health 2012 12:1112 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-1112
