Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristic of the respondents
|  | FCHV (n = 25) | Mothers’ group (n = 27) | Traditional Healers (n = 26) | Pharmacists (n = 27) | Total (N = 105) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||||
 Male | – | – | 22 (84.6%) | 13 (48.1%) | 35 (33.3%) |
 Female | 25 (100%) | 27 (100%) | 4 (15.4%) | 14 (51.9%) | 70 (66.7%) |
Caste/Ethnicity | |||||
 Brahman/Chhetri | 19 (76%) | 17 (63%) | 12 (46.2%) | 19 (70.4%) | 67 (63.8%) |
 Tharu | 4 (16%) | 2 (7.4%) | 5 (19.2%) | 2 (7.4%) | 13 (12.4%) |
 Ethnic Groups | 1 (4%) | 5 (18.5%) | 5 (19.2%) | 5 (18.5%) | 16 (15.2%) |
 Others | 1 (4%) | 3 (11.1%) | 4 (15.4%) | 1 (3.7%) | 9 (8.6%) |
Religion | |||||
 Hindu | 25 (100%) | 25 (92.6%) | 22 (84.6%) | 26 (96.3%) | 98 (93.3%) |
 Buddhist | – | 1 (3.7%) | 4 (15.4%) | 1 (3.7%) | 6 (5.7%) |
 Christian | – | 1 (3.7%) | – | – | 1 (1.0%) |
Age groups | |||||
 Up to 24 | – | 1 (3.7%) | 1(3.8%) | 2 (7.4%) | 4 (3.8%) |
 25–59 | 25 (100%) | 26 (96.3%) | 13 (50%) | 25 (92.6%) | 89 (84.8%) |
 60+ | – | – | 12 (46.2%) | – | 12 (11.4%) |
Education | |||||
 Illiterate | – | 2 (7.4%) | 9 (34.6%) | – | 11 (10.5%) |
 Non-formal education | 3 (12.0%) | 6 (22.2%) | 7 (26.9%) | – | 16 (15.2%) |
 Primary and secondary level | 22 (88%) | 16 (59.3%) | 10 (38.5%) | 8 (29.6%) | 56 (53.3%) |
 Higher Secondary or above | – | 3 (11.1%) | – | 19 (70.4%) | 22 (21%) |