Table 1.
Distribution of sample by selected socio-demographic variables and by area
| Beirut
|
Beka’a Valley
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| Social status | ||||
| Married | 204 | 98.6 | 188 | 99.5 |
| Not married | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Education | ||||
| Illiterate | 8 | 3.9 | 16 | 8.5 |
| Read and write | 4 | 1.9 | 6 | 3.2 |
| Elementary | 29 | 14.0 | 35 | 18.5 |
| Intermediate | 60 | 29.0 | 80 | 42.3 |
| Secondary | 40 | 19.3 | 35 | 18.5 |
| University | 41 | 19.8 | 17 | 9.0 |
| Technical | 25 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Occupational status | ||||
| Worked during pregnancy | 55 | 26.6 | 11 | 5.8 |
| Stopped working during pregnancy | 19 | 9.2 | 8 | 4.2 |
| Never worked | 133 | 64.3 | 168 | 88.4 |
| Birth order | ||||
| Primiparous | 74 | 35.7 | 46 | 24.3 |
| Multiparous | 133 | 64.3 | 143 | 75.5 |
| Pregnancy term | ||||
| Full term | 198 | 95.7 | 163 | 86.2 |
| Preterm | 9 | 4.3 | 26 | 13.8 |
| Mean age (± SD) | 28.7 (± 5.7) | 27.4 (± 6.1) | ||
| Mean age at marriage (± SD) | 22.7 (± 4.8) | 20.7 (± 8.9) | ||
| Mean time from delivery to interview in days (± SD) | 159.3 (± 43.9) | 112.6 (± 27.3) | ||