Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics with distribution of site of pain
Variables | Frequency N (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Men | 33 (33%) |
 Women | 67 (67%) |
Marital status | |
 Married | 76 (76%) |
 Single | 16 (16%) |
 Separated | 1 (1%) |
 Missing | 7 (7%) |
Religion | |
 Hindu | 79 (79%) |
 Buddhist | 11 (11%) |
 Others | 3 (3%) |
 Missing | 7 (7%) |
Ethnicity | |
 Brahmin | 31 (31%) |
 Newar | 28 (28%) |
 Chettri | 18 (18%) |
 Tamang | 9 (9%) |
 Others | 7 (7%) |
 Missing | 7 (7%) |
Occupation | |
 Unemployed | 47 (47%) |
 Office | 20 (20%) |
 Agriculture | 11 (11%) |
 Student | 8 (8%) |
 Others | 7 (7%) |
 Missing data | 7 (7%) |
Education | |
 Never went to school | 30 (30%) |
 Less than 5 years | 15 (15%) |
 6–12 years | 20 (20%) |
 Bachelor and above | 28 (28%) |
 Missing data | 7 (7%) |
Site of pain | |
 Knee and leg | 32 (32%) |
 Low back | 24 (24%) |
 Two or more pain sites | 16 (16%) |
 Upper back | 7 (7%) |
 Ankle and Foot | 6 (6%) |
 Shoulder | 5 (5%) |
 Neck | 4 (4%) |
 Wrist | 4 (4%) |
 Hip and thigh | 2 (2%) |