Table 1.

Socio‐demographic characteristic of the study population.

		Wifes		Husband
Characteristic of participants		Number (Mean)	Percentage (SD)	Number (Mean)	Percentage (SD)
Age	At the time of marriage	25	54	‐	‐
	At the time of sampling	32.2	8.9	36.9	9.3
	Employed	158	37.0	‐	‐
	Housewife/Unemployed	269	63.0	78	18/3
Emolument status	Seasonal worker	‐	‐	33	7.7
	Industrial worker	‐	‐	189	44.3
	Employee	‐	‐	12	2.8
	The employer	‐	‐	115	26.9
	Elementary	9	2.1	17	4.0
	Middle school	34	8.0	59	13.
	Diploma	145	34.0	133	31/1
Educational status	Associate degree	105	24.6	82	19.2
	Bachelor's degree	94	22/0	107	25.1
	Master's degree	27	6/3	23	5.4
	Doctoral degree	13	3/0	6	1.4