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. 2009 Feb 27;9:3. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-9-3

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the study sample

Total sample With FSD Without FSD P*
Number (%) Number (%) Number (%)

Age (groups) (n = 1540) (n = 786) (n = 754) 0.4

≤20 90 (5.8) 54 (6.9) 36 (4.8)

21–30 591 (38.5) 292 (37.2) 299 (39.7)

31–40 552 (35.8) 278 (35.3) 274 (36.3)

41–50 239 (15.5) 128 (16.3) 111 (14.7)

≥51 68 (4.4) 34 (4.3) 34 (4.5)

Mean (SD) 33.2 (9.4) 33.2 (9.4) 33.2 (9.3)

Educational Status (n = 1470) (n = 752) (n = 718) < 0.001

Illiterate 236 (16.1) 126 (16.8) 110 (15.3)

Primary 428 (29.1) 242 (32.2) 186 (25.9)

Secondary 271 (18.4) 132 (17.6) 139 (19.4)

High school 378 (25.7) 196 (26.1) 182 (25.3)

University 157 (10.7) 56 (7.3) 101 (14.1)

Mean (SD) 7.1 (4.8) 6.7 (4.6) 7.6 (4.9)

Employment Status (n = 1540) (n = 786) (n = 754) 0.03

Housewife 1301 (84.5) 679 (86.4) 622 (82.5)

Others 239 (15.5) 107 (13.6) 132 (17.5)

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