Table 4 Distribution of various NCDs in non-specialist institutions among ethnic groups, 2009
Types of ethnic group | CVD | COPD | Cancer | DM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
% (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
Dalit (n = 298) | 38.6 (115) | 49.6 (148) | 4.4 (13) | 7.4 (22) |
Disadvantaged janajati (n = 514) | 43.8 (225) | 36.9 (190) | 5.8 (30) | 13.5 (69) |
Disadvantaged non dalit, terai caste group (n = 184) | 45.6 (84) | 43.5 (80) | 1.1 (2) | 9.8 (18) |
Religious minorities (n = 89) | 32.6 (29) | 52.8 (47) | 4.5 (4) | 10.1 (9) |
Relatively advantaged janajati (n = 346) | 49.7 (172) | 31.2 (108) | 4.9 (17) | 14.2 (49) |
Upper caste group (n = 1478) | 37.1 (549) | 47.1 (695) | 4.1 (61) | 11.7 (173) |
Other castes (n = 385) | 39.5 (152) | 42.1 (162) | 5.2 (20) | 13.2 (51) |