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Table 1 Socio-demographic variables

From: Assessment of knowledge on sexually transmitted infections and sexual risk behaviour in two rural districts of Bhutan

Variables

Number (percentage)

District

 

 Gasa

537 (23.5)

 Zhemgang

1749 (76.5)

Gender

 

 Males

1216 (53.2)

 Females

1070 (46.8)

Religion

 

 Buddhist

2197 (96.1)

 Hindu

84 (3.7)

 Catholic

4 (0.2)

Age-group

 

 15-24 years

919 (40.2)

 25-34 years

876 (38.3)

 35-44 years

398 (17.4)

 45-49 years

93 (4.1)

Marital status

 

 Never married

601 (26.3)

 Married

1419 (62.1)

 Divorced

113 (4.9)

 Widowed

40 (1.7)

 Living together

113 (4.9)

Education

 

 No formal education

692 (30.3)

 Non-formal education

389 (17.0)

 Primary school

347 (15.2)

 Secondary school

712 (31.1)

 Graduate

117 (5.1)

 Post-graduate

22 (1.0)

 PhD

1

Occupation

 

 Farmer

837 (36.6)

 Student

458 (20.0)

 Business

121 (5.3)

 Civil servant

387 (16.9)

 Monk

68 (3.0)

 House wife

339 (14.8)

 Laborer

24 (1.1)

 Others

49 (2.1)