Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants.
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 21–25 | 36 (18.5%) |
| 26–30 | 53 (27.2%) |
| 31–35 | 62 (31.8%) |
| 36–40 | 44 (22.6%) |
| Nationality | |
| Qatari | 79 (40.50%) |
| Non-Qatari | 115 (59.0%) |
| Religion | |
| Muslim | 171 (87.7%) |
| Non-Muslim | 24 (12.3%) |
| Mother’s education | |
| High school or less | 50 (26.6%) |
| University education or higher | 145 (74.4%) |
| Mother’s occupation | |
| Housewife | 98 (53.3%) |
| Employee | 86 (46.7%) |
| Income | |
| 0–20,000 ($5500) | 123 (64.1%) |
| More than 20,000 | 69 (35.9%) |
| Smoking | |
| Yes | 3 (1.5%) |
| Number of children | |
| One | 58 (29.7%) |
| Two | 52 (26.7%) |
| Three or more | 85 (43.6%) |
| Delivery mode | |
| Normal delivery | 122 (62.6%) |
| Caesarean section | 73 (37.4) |
| Sex of last child | |
| Male | 91 (46.7%) |
| Female | 104 (53.3%) |