Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants and all Kerala people
Vaidya patientsa (N = 97) | Village patientsb (N = 31) | All Keralac (N = 33,406,061) | Comparison Vaidya vs All Kerala | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 67 % | 71 % | 47.97 % | χ 2 = 14.5 |
Female | 33 % | 29 % | 52.02 % | P <0.0001 | |
Age | 41 (SD 16.7) | 48 (SD 21.1) | 32 | t = 8.11 | |
P >0.05 | |||||
Religion | Hindus | 77.3 % | 71 % | 56.2 % | χ2 = 23 |
Christians | 11.3 % | 26 % | 19.0 % | P <0.0001 | |
Muslims | 9.3 % | 3 % | 12.0 % | ||
Others | 0 % | 0 % | 12.8 % | ||
Place of living | In the village | 1 % | 100 % | NA | |
Other villages in Ernakulam (inc. Cochin city) | 57 % | 0 % | NA | ||
Other district in Kerala | 39 % | 0 % | NA | ||
Other states | 2 % | 0 % | NA | ||
Over seas | 1 % | 0 % | NA | ||
Occupation | Professional/skilled worker | 36 % | 0 % | ||
Manual labor | 19 % | 26 % | |||
Agriculture/fishery | 3 % | 13 % | |||
Homemaker/Student/Retired | 38 % | 61 % | |||
Unknown | 3 % | 0 % | |||