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 |