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. 2014 May 20;2014:505474. doi: 10.1155/2014/505474

Table 1.

Sociodemographics, socioeconomic, and family context of the respondents.

Variables Total
n (%)
Sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors
Women age
 ≤25 years 280 (40.5)
 26–35 years 336 (48.6)
 >35 years 76 (11.0)
Marital status
 Previously married 118 (17.1)
 Currently married 574 (82.9)
Husband age
 ≤25 years 90 (13.0)
 26–35 years 357 (51.6)
 ≥35 years 245 (35.4)
Husband education
 Postgraduate 150 (21.7)
 Secondary 337 (48.7)
 Primary 106 (15.3)
 Illiterate 59 (8.5)
Women education
 Postgraduate 57 (8.2)
 Secondary 301 (43.5)
 Primary 171 (24.7)
 Illiterate 148 (21.4)
Husband occupation
 Not working 133 (19.2)
 Working 559 (80.8)
Husband working hrs/day
 >6 hours 547 (79.0)
 ≤6 hours 145 (21.0)
Women occupation
 Not working 486 (70.2)
 Working 206 (29.8)
Women working hrs/day
 >6 hours 614 (88.7)
 ≤6 hours 78 (11.3)
Family income/month YR*
 ≤55,000 365 (52.7)
 >55,000 327 (47.3)

Family context factors
House type   
 Tenant 442 (63.9)
 Owner 250 (36.1)
Size of the house   
 ≤3 rooms 349 (50.4)
 >3 rooms 343 (49.6)
Family size   
 <6 members 360 (52.0)
 ≥6 members 332 (48.0)
Number of children   
 >3 children 449 (64.9)
 ≤3 children 243 (35.1)
Husbands chewed khat   
 No 321 (46.4)
 Yes 371 (53.6)
Frequency of chewing khat by husbands/week (n = 383)   
 <4 times 174 (25.1)
 ≥4 times 197 (28.5)
Family social gatherings/week   
 ≤3 times 350 (50.6)
 >3 times 342 (49.4)

*YR: Yemeni Riyal (the current currency unit).