Table 2.

Descriptive statistics of qualitative demographic variables

Parameters		Frequency	Percentage
Marital status
	Married	82	82.8
	Divorced/widowed	17	17.2
Educational level
	Illiterate	50	50.5
	Primary school	25	25.3
	Secondary school	11	11.1
	High school and higher	13	13.1
Husband’s educational level
	Illiterate	43	43.4
	Primary and secondary school	36	36.4
	High school diploma and higher	20	20.2
Husband’s job status
	Employee	52	52.5
	Retired	26	26.3
	Unemployed/disabled	21	21.2
Living arrangements
	Alone	12	12.1
	With husband	32	32.3
	With husband and children	55	55.6
Socio-economic status
	Medium	81	81.8
	Low	18	18.2
Job-status
	Housewife	87	88
	Retired/disabled	12	12