Table 1.
The characteristics of the study sample (n = 916)
| No. | % | ||
| Age | |||
| ≤ 20 | 126 | 14 | |
| 21–30 | 352 | 38 | |
| 31–40 | 205 | 23 | |
| 41–50 | 148 | 16 | |
| > 50 | 85 | 9 | |
| Mean (SD) | 32.9 (12.4) | ||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 486 | 53 | |
| Female | 432 | 47 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 257 | 28 | |
| Married | 600 | 66 | |
| Divorced/widowed | 59 | 6 | |
| Educational level | |||
| Illiterate | 158 | 17 | |
| Primary | 181 | 20 | |
| Secondary | 459 | 50 | |
| College/university | 118 | 13 | |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed | 233 | 25 | |
| Housewife | 277 | 30 | |
| Student | 97 | 11 | |
| Unemployed | 275 | 30 | |
| Retired | 34 | 4 | |
| Number of family loss | |||
| None | 185 | 20 | |
| < 3 | 261 | 29 | |
| 3–5 | 377 | 41 | |
| > 5 | 93 | 10 | |
| GHQ score | |||
| Mean (SD) | 8.7 (3.2) | ||
| < mean score | 385 | 42 | |
| > mean score | 531 | 58 |