Research Article
Depression among Adolescents of Rural Nepal: A Community-Based Study
Table 2
Distribution of characteristics of family of respondents’ (
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| | Characteristics | (%) |
| | Educational status of father () | | ≤8 | 230 (66.1) | | >8 | 118 (33.9) | | Educational status of mother () | | ≤8 | 297 (81.6) | | >8 | 67 (18.4) | | Occupational status of father () | | Government job | 62 (17.9) | | Private job | 47 (13.5) | | Business | 61 (17.6) | | Agriculture | 142 (41.0) | | Others | 34 (9.8) | | Occupational status of mother () | | Government job | 16 (4.4) | | Private job | 34 (9.3) | | Business | 45 (12.4) | | Agriculture | 209 (57.7) | | Others | 58 (16.0) | | Drinking status of father () | | No | 211 (60.6) | | Drinking status of mother () | | No | 348 (95.6) |
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Includes foreign employment and labour work. Includes housewife, labour work, and foreign job. |
