Epidemiology Research International

Research Article

Behavioural Risk Factors of Noncommunicable Diseases among Nepalese Urban Poor: A Descriptive Study from a Slum Area of Kathmandu

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the study population (). Classification of ethnic group is based on the National Central Bureau of Statistics [9]. Primary and secondary schooling indicate education up to grades 4 and 10, respectively. Other ethnic group includes Terai Dalit, disadvantaged Janajatis (Terai), disadvantaged non-Dalit Terai caste groups, and religious minorities. Other occupations include nonpaid, retired, and unemployed ones (unable to work).


	Male		Female		Total
		%		%		%

Age (years)
15–24	75	26.5	117	28.8	192	27.9
25–34	56	19.8	109	26.8	165	23.9
35–44	61	21.6	87	21.4	148	21.5
45–54	48	17.0	53	13.1	101	14.7
55–64	29	10.2	23	5.7	52	7.5
≥65	14	4.9	17	4.2	31	4.5
Ethnicity
Hill Dalit	33	11.7	66	16.3	99	14.4
Disadvantaged Janajatis (Hill)	113	39.9	185	45.6	298	43.3
Relatively advantaged Janajatis	34	12.0	30	7.4	64	9.3
Upper caste groups	89	31.4	112	27.6	201	29.2
Others	14	49	13	3.2	27	3.9
Highest education
No formal education	71	25.1	209	51.5	280	40.6
Less than primary	27	9.5	19	4.7	46	6.7
Primary completed	109	38.5	106	26.1	215	31.2
Secondary completed	58	20.5	55	13.5	113	16.4
High school or more	18	6.4	17	4.2	35	5.1
Occupation
Employed (government/nongovernment)	59	20.8	32	7.9	90	13.1
Self-employed	137	48.4	109	26.8	246	35.7
Student	21	7.4	38	9.4	59	8.6
Housewife	0	0.0	159	39.2	163	23.7
Unemployed (able to work)	46	16.3	45	11.1	89	12.9
Others	20	7.1	23	5.7	42	6.1
Migration (years)
<1	28	9.9	38	9.4	66	9.6
1–5	43	15.2	82	20.2	125	18.1
5–10	98	34.6	139	34.2	237	34.4
>10	114	40.3	147	36.2	261	37.9
Income status (NRs) ()
1st quartile (≤5000)	55	27.9	91	46.9	146	37.3
2nd quartile (5001–7000)	32	16.2	35	18.0	67	17.1
3rd quartile (7001–10000)	51	25.9	42	21.6	93	23.8
4th quartile (≥10000)	59	29.9	26	13.4	85	21.7

NRs: Nepalese rupees.