Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of validation sample
| Â | No-Indication to treat (n = 134) | Indication to treat (n = 28) | Total (n = 162) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
   Boys | 40 (29.9)) | 12 (42.9) | 52 (32.1) |
   Girls | 94 (70.1) | 16 (57.1) | 110 (67.9) |
Age | Â | Â | Â |
   11 | 7 (5.2) | 2 (7.1) | 9 (5.6) |
   12 | 28 (20.9) | 3 (10.7) | 31 (19.1) |
   13 | 35 (26.1) | 9 (32.1) | 44 (27.2) |
   14 | 64 (47.8) | 14 (50.0) | 78 (48.1) |
Level of education | Â | Â | Â |
   Grade six | 18 (13.4) | 6 (21.4) | 24 (14.8) |
   Grade seven | 116 (86.6) | 22 (78.6) | 138 (85.2) |
Caste/Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â |
   Bahun/Chhetri | 75 (56.0) | 18 (64.3) | 93 (57.4) |
   Dalit (Nepali, BK) | 15 (11.2) | 5 (17.9) | 20 (12.3) |
   Tharu | 34 (25.4) | 5 (17.9) | 39 (24.1) |
   Others (Magar, Newar & Lodcha) | 10 (7.5) | - | 10 (6.2) |
Religion | Â | Â | Â |
   Hindu | 132 (98.5) | 28 (100.0) | 160 (98.8) |
   Buddhist | 2 (1.5) | - | 2 (1.2) |