Table 1 Participation rates and demographics
DH/CDS students | DEN students | Total students | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 171a | ||||
Number of students per year | 1st 48 (56 %) | 1st 3 (4 %) | ||
2nd 23 (27 %) | 2nd 45 (52 %) | |||
3rd 14 (17 %) | 3rd 11 (12 %) | |||
4th 2 (2 %) | ||||
5th + 24 (30 %) | ||||
Response rate - N = 200 | 85 | 86 | 171 (86 %) | |
Gender | ♂ 16 (19 %) | ♂ 8 (9 %) | ♂ 24 (14 %) | |
♀ 69 (81 %) | ♀ 77 (90 %) | ♀ 147 (86 %) | ||
Age (mean, years) | 18.9 | 20.7 | 19.8 | |
Caste/ethnicity:b | ||||
Didn’t answer | 23 (26 %) | 26 (30 %) | 49 (29 %) | |
Newar (5.4 %) | 14 (16 %) | 21 (24 %) | 35 (21 %) | |
Brahmin (12.5 %) | 8 (9 %) | 15 (17 %) | 23 (13 %) | |
Chhetri (15.5 %) | 6 (7 %) | 14 (16 %) | 20 (12 %) | |
Other | 9 (11 %) | 4 (5 %) | 13 (7 %) | |
Gurung | 9 (11 %) | 1 (1 %) | 10 (6 %) | |
Magar (7 %) | 6 (7 %) | 3 (4 %) | 9 (5 %) | |
Mongolian | 6 (7 %) | 1 (1 %) | 7 (4 %) | |
Tamang (5.5 %) | 4 (5 %) | 0 (0 %) | 4 (2 %) | |
Tharu (6.6 %) | 1 (1 %) | 1 (1 %) | 2 (1 %) | |
DH/CDS Students | DEN Students | P | ||
Highest level education parents: | < .001c | |||
Bachelor or higher | 12 (14 %) | 51 (60 %) | ||
Self-reported financial problems | 44 (26 %) | 34 (20 %) | 0.27c | |
Borrowing money for study | 33 (19 %) | 32 (19 %) | 0.85c | |
Diploma or less | 73 (86 %) | 30 (35 %) | ||