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Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of participants in the study slum

From: The gendered experience with respect to health-seeking behaviour in an urban slum of Kolkata, India

Particulars

Sahid Smriti Colony slum (n = 66)

Male (n = 34)

Female (n = 32)

Age groups

 16–30

10

17

 31–45

19

11

 46 and above

5

4

Marital status

 Married

25

26

 Unmarried

8

3

 Widow

0

2

 Widower

1

0

 Separated

0

1

Educational status

 Illiterate

9

12

 Literate

25

20

Origin of the population

 Rural Kolkata

24

27

 Within Kolkata

5

2

 Bangladesh

5

3

Social groups

 General

10

7

 Scheduled Castes (SCs)

21

19

 Scheduled Tribes (STs)

3

6

Religion

 Hindu

12

12

 Muslim

12

12

 Christian

10

8

Employment status

 Full employed

16

1

 Contractual

11

0

 Unemployed

7

31

  1. Source: Based on data collected in the earlier phase of the field study