Table 1.
Characteristics of study subjects
| n = 348 No. (%) |
|
|---|---|
| Age in years (mean, range) | 40 (± 11.35) |
| 20 - 29 | 70 (20%) |
| 30 - 39 | 86 (24.7%) |
| 40 - 49 | 115 (33%) |
| 50 - 59 | 52 (14.9%) |
| ≥ 60 | 25 (7.2%) |
| Educational background*: | |
| Illiterate | 257 (73.9%) |
| Read and write | 9 (2.6%) |
| Primary school level | 12 (3.4%) |
| Prep school level | 10 (2.9%) |
| Secondary school level | 53 15.2%) |
| University level | 7 (2%) |
| Residence: | |
| • Rural | 234 (67.2%) |
| • Semi-urban | 20 (5.7%) |
| • Urban | 94 (27.0%) |
| Religion: | |
| • Muslim | 335 (96.3%) |
| • Christian | 13 (3.7%) |
| Menstrual status: | |
| • Premenopausal | 278 (79.9%) |
| • Postmenopausal | 70 (20.1%) |
| Parity: | 4.63 (± 3.2) |
| • Nullipara | 41 (11.8%) |
| • 1 - 3 | 95 (27.3%) |
| • > 3 | 212 (60.9%) |