Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants.

Characteristics		No. (%)
Total		375
Age (yr)
	Mean ± standard deviation	37.5±6.8
	20–29	47 (12.5)
	30–39	186 (49.6)
	40–49	142 (37.9)
Marital status
	Married	357 (95.2)
	Divorced	13 (3.5)
	Widowed	5 (1.3)
Parity
	0	16 (4.3)
	1	53 (14.1)
	≥2	306 (81.6)
Menstrual bleeding pattern
	Regular	215 (57.3)
	Irregular	144 (38.4)
	Menopause	16 (4.3)
Highest level of school attended
	Primary school	33 (8.8)
	Secondary school	73 (19.5)
	High school	165 (44.0)
	College or higher	98 (26.1)
	Other	6 (1.6)
Employment status
	Employee	218 (58.1)
	Unemployed	81 (21.6)
	Other	76 (20.3)
Tobacco use
	Never	375 (100.0)
	Current or ex-smoker	0 (0.0)