Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants in the evaluation of knowledge and attitude towards pre-marital counseling by gender, Oman, 2010
|
Characteristics |
Total |
Men |
Women |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
(N = 400) |
(N = 233) |
(N = 167) |
|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
|
Age |
|
|
|
0.44 |
| 20 – 25 |
164 (41.0) |
93 (39.9) |
70 (42.0) |
|
| 26 – 30 |
153 (38.3) |
86 (36.8) |
67 (40.1) |
|
| 31 – 35 |
83 (20.7) |
54 (23.2) |
30 (17.9) |
|
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
0.03 |
| Married |
237 (59.3) |
124 (53.1) |
114 (68.5) |
|
| Single |
154 (38.4) |
106 (45.6) |
46 (27.8) |
|
| Divorced |
7 (1.8) |
2 (0.9) |
5 (3.1) |
|
| Widowed |
2 (0.5) |
1 (0.4) |
1 (0.6) |
|
|
Monthly income (OMR) |
|
|
|
0.11 |
| <500 |
252 (63.0) |
147 (63.1) |
105 (62.9) |
|
| 500-1000 |
128 (32.0) |
74 (31.8) |
54 (32.3) |
|
| >1000 |
12 (3.0) |
10 (4.1) |
2 (1.9) |
|
|
Level of education |
|
|
|
0.19 |
| High school level |
258 (64.5) |
161 (69.1) |
97 (58.1) |
|
| Graduate & above |
142 (35.5) |
72 (30.9) |
70 (41.9) |
|
|
Employment |
|
|
|
0.001 |
| Unemployed |
112 (28.0) |
35 (15.1) |
82 (49.1) |
|
| Employed | 283 (72.0) | 198 (84.9) | 85 (50.9) |