Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants (participants: n=92; FGD: n=16)

Age in years (mean ± SD)

55 (± 12)

54 (± 10)

49 (± 5)

43 (± 11)

51 (± 8)

 Male (n)

9

10

12

10

41

 Female (n)

11

15

14

11

51

 No formal education (n)

10

9

7

7

33

 Primary school (I–V grade) (n)

4

8

9

11

32

 Secondary school (VI–X grade) (n)

4

8

5

3

20

 Higher (> X grade) (n)

2

-

5

-

7

 Married (n)

16

16

14

15

61

 Unmarried (n)

3

4

5

2

14

 Widowed (n)

1

5

7

4

17

 Nuclear (n)

5

10

2

6

23

 Joint (n)

15

15

24

15

69

 Formal (n)

4

3

2

4

13

 Informal (n)

16

22

24

17

79

 Muslim (n)

16

25

17

16

74

 Hinduism (n)

4

-

6

4

14

 Others (n)

-

-

3

-

3

 < 5000 tk (n)

-

4

5

-

9

 5,000–10,000 tk (n)

4

11

15

5

35

 > 10,000 tk (n)

16

10

6

16

48

NCD status (n)

 Developed at least 1 NCD (n)

6

14

11

9

40

 Multiple NCDs (n)

14

11

15

12

52

 < 3 years (n)

3

3

2

2

10

 3–5 years (n)

9

3

3

7

22

 > 5 years (n)

8

19

21

12

60