Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants

Gender

Male

426 (63.0)

Female

250 (37.0)

Sex ratio F/H

0.6

Age (years)

 Mean

31.2 ± 17.8

Range

[3–76]

Median

39.5

Age group

[0–5]

2 (0.3)

[5–10]

100 (14.8)

[10–15]

98 (14.5)

 [15–20]

11 (1.6)

[20–25]

45 (6.7)

  ≥ 25

420 (62.1)

Profession

Primary school

141 (20.9)

Secondary school

59 (8.7)

Organic cotton farmers

193 (28.5)

Conventional cotton farmers

283 (41.9)

Area of residence

Urban

200 (29.6)

Rural

476 (70.4)