Table 3.

Distribution of the participants according to sociodemographic variables.

SDGVs	Categories	F.	%
Age group by months	6-11	28	10.6
	12-23	87	33.0
	24-35	91	34.5
	36-47	45	17.0
	48-59	13	4.9
	Mean± Std. Deviation	26.28±11.66
Gender	Boy	128	48.5
	Girl	136	51.5
Residence	Rural	127	48.1
	Urban	137	51.9
Mother education	Illiterate	32	12.1
	Read and writes	99	37.5
	Primary	10	26.1
	Secondary	49	18.6
	College education	15	5.7
Mother employment	Unemployed	236	89.4
	Self-employed	15	5.7
	Governmental employed	13	4.9
Mothers’ marital status	Married	217	82.2
	Divorced	32	12.1
	Widower	15	5.7
Father education	Illiterate	21	8.0
	Read and writes	51	19.3
	Primary	75	28.4
	Secondary	73	27.7
	College education	44	16.7
Father employment	Unemployed	95	36.0
	Self-employed	47	17.8
	Governmental employed	122	46.2
Crowding index	>4.1	24	9.1
	2.1-4	148	56.1
	0-2	92	34.8
Total	264	100.0

SDGVs, sociodemographic variables.