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Table 3 Health knowledge and behaviour

From: Mental health in the slums of Dhaka - a geoepidemiological study

Characteristic

Category

N

%

Do you think that smoking tobacco is bad for your health

Yes

1855

97.8

 

No

42

2.2

...physical exercise is good for your health

Yes

1833

97.2

 

No

52

2.8

...polluted/clogged water/garbage near the house spread disease and increase the risk of poor health

Yes

1657

88.8

 

No

209

11.2

...air pollution is bad for your health

Yes

1756

93.8

 

No

116

6.2

Do you smoke cigarettes

Yes

475

24.9

 

No

1430

75.1

Do you smoke inside your room

Yes

334

17.5

 

No

1571

82.5

Community membership

Yes

170

9

 

No

1726

91

Do you use a bed net

Yes

1873

98.4

 

No

30

1.6

Education

0 years spent in school

1234

64.7

 

1-5 years primary school

368

19.3

 

6-10 years secondary school

180

9.5

 

11+ years higher education

123

6.5

Marital status

Married

1700

89.2

 

Not married/divorced/other

205

10.8

Migrant

Yes

1711

89.9

 

No

193

10.1

Age group

15-24 years

419

22

 

25-34 years

628

33

 

35-44 years

430

22.6

 

45-54 years

230

12.1

 

55-64 years

131

6.9

 

65-74 years

49

2.6

 

75+ years

18

1

Gender

Female

983

51.6

 

Male

922

48.4

Having had a disease

Yes

1469

77.4

 

No

429

22.6

  1. Descriptive statistics for variables used in the study. The variables were gained through a cohort study in 2009 (baseline data).