Table 1 General characteristics of the participants
Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Total | 602 | 100.0 |
Sex | ||
 Male | 295 | 49.0 |
 Female | 307 | 51.0 |
Age (years) | ||
  < 15 | 268 | 46.6 |
  ≥ 15 | 334 | 55.4 |
Education | ||
 Primary | 40 | 6.6 |
 Secondary | 549 | 91.2 |
 High school | 13 | 2.2 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Indigenous | 194 | 32.2 |
 Dalit | 150 | 24.9 |
 Chhetri | 116 | 19.3 |
 Brahmin | 83 | 13.8 |
 Others | 59 | 9.8 |
Age of the entrance (years) | ||
  < 5 | 152 | 25.2 |
 5–10 | 327 | 54.3 |
 11–15 | 120 | 19.9 |
  > 15 | 3 | 0.5 |
Duration of stay in CCH (years) | ||
  < 1 | 31 | 5.1 |
 1–5 | 188 | 31.2 |
 5–10 | 303 | 50.3 |
  > 10 | 80 | 13.3 |
Orphanhood status | ||
 No | 270 | 44.9 |
 Yes | 332 | 55.1 |
  Parental orphan (father died) | 156 | 46.9 |
  Maternal orphan (mother died) | 64 | 19.2 |
  Double orphan (both parents died) | 112 | 33.7 |
Knowing parents’ home | ||
 Yes | 517 | 85.9 |
  No | 85 | 14.1 |
Having relatives | ||
 Yes | 509 | 84.6 |
 No | 93 | 15.4 |
Cared by parents | ||
 Yes | 467 | 77.6 |
 No | 135 | 22.4 |