Knowledge and Understanding of Personal Protective Equipment Use among Laborer Population of the Nepalese Workforce

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (n = 229).

Characteristics	n (%)
Age, mean (SD)	30 ± 9.705 years
Gender
Male	198 (86.5)
Female	31 (13.5)
Education
Illiterate	58 (25.3)
Primary	47 (20.5)
Lower secondary	49 (21.4)
Secondary	56 (24.5)
Higher secondary and above	19 (8.3)
Marital status
Married	166 (72.5)
Single	61 (26.6)
Divorced	2 (0.9)
Ethnicity
Brahmin/Chhetri	25 (10.9)
Madhesi	28 (12.2)
Dalits	21 (9.2)
Adhibasi/Janajati	140 (61.1)
Muslim	12 (6.6)
Religion
Hindu	175 (76.4)
Non-Hindu	54 (23.6)
Family type
Nuclear	152 (66.4)
Joint	65 (28.4)
Extended	12 (5.2)
Place of permanent residence
Rural	140 (61.1)
Urban	89 (38.9)