Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of participants (n = 500)

Socio-demographic characteristics	n	(%)
Age (X ± SD)	36.46 ± 7.39
Gender
Female	351	70.2
Male	149	29.8
Marital status
Single	94	18.8
Married	351	70.2
Isolated	52	10.4
Widow	3	0.6
Education level
under diploma	82	16.4
Diploma	130	26.0
Associate Degree	42	8.4
Bachelor's degree	174	34.8
Master's degree and above	70	14
Doctorate	2	0.4
Occupational status
Employee	71	14.2
Retired	23	4.6
Self-employment	81	16.2
Housewife	201	40.2
Worker	25	5
Unemployed	60	12
Other	39	7.8
Place of residence
City	481	96.2
Village	19	3.8
Duration of disease (X ± SD)	8.18 ± 5.43
Onset Age (X ± SD)	28.5 ± 6.61