Research Article

Depression among Adolescents of Rural Nepal: A Community-Based Study

Table 2

Distribution of characteristics of family of respondents’ ().

Characteristics (%)

Educational status of father ()
 ≤8230 (66.1)
 >8118 (33.9)
Educational status of mother ()
 ≤8297 (81.6)
 >867 (18.4)
Occupational status of father ()
 Government job62 (17.9)
 Private job47 (13.5)
 Business61 (17.6)
 Agriculture142 (41.0)
 Others34 (9.8)
Occupational status of mother ()
 Government job16 (4.4)
 Private job34 (9.3)
 Business45 (12.4)
 Agriculture209 (57.7)
 Others58 (16.0)
Drinking status of father ()
 No211 (60.6)
Drinking status of mother ()
 No348 (95.6)

Includes foreign employment and labour work. Includes housewife, labour work, and foreign job.