We prepared household maps in each PA using a GPS
up to a distance of 1 km from the park boundary. The
demographic features of each village in the study area
were collected from the local Union Council. We administered
a total of 388 standardised, structured and semistructured
questionnaires to 193 males and 195 females
over the age of 18 years. The participants were selected
randomly, and completion of questionnaires was facilitated
through ‘face-to-face’ communication tools. The respondents
were from 99 villages under 11 unions and eight