Study period: October 2020 to March 2021
Inclusion Criteria: Age above 18 years old will be included in the study.
Exclusion Criteria: Age below 18 years old and participants who refuse to give informed consent will be excluded.
Sample Size: A sample size of 326 in each group (male-female, urban-rural) was calculated based on the estimated population prevalence of 26% the power of the study of 95% and 5% margin of error. Therefore 1304 will be taken as a total sample.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
Type |
Location |
Sample Size |
Status |
Kathmandu |
534 |
276 |
258 |
Urban |
Budanilkantha |
275 |
Completed |
Rural |
Thankot |
215 |
Completed |
Sundarijal |
44 |
Completed |
Bhaktapur |
92 |
46 |
46 |
Urban |
Bhaktapur |
68 |
Completed |
Rural |
Dadhikot |
10 |
Completed |
Balkot |
14 |
Completed |
Lalitpur |
144 |
72 |
72 |
Urban |
Imadol |
85 |
Completed |
Rural |
Lubhu |
34 |
Completed |
Lele |
25 |
Completed |
Dhading |
86 |
39 |
47 |
Urban |
Nilkantha |
43 |
|
|
|
|
Rural |
Gajuri |
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
Thakre |
22 |
Chitwan |
161 |
24 |
87 |
Urban |
Ratnanagar |
126 |
Rural |
Darechok |
24 |
Dahakhani |
11 |
Kavre |
103 |
48 |
55 |
Urban |
Dhulikhel |
80 |
Completed |
Rural |
Dolalghat |
11 |
Completed |
Dandagaun |
12 |
Completed |