Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population in Oslo and Hargeisa.
| Men, N | Oslo, 109 | Hargeisa, 145 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 39.7 (11.7) | 38.2 (16.1) | 0.409 |
| Education, (%) | |||
| No education | 0 | 31.7 | <0.01 |
| Primary | 10.9 | 15.9 | |
| Secondary | 52.7 | 21.4 | |
| University | 36.3 | 31 | |
| Occuption (%) | |||
| Unemployed | 19.1 | 32.2 | <0.01 |
| Employed | 61.8 | 41.3 | |
| Students | 10.9 | 12.6 | |
| Others (sick/maternal leave and retired) | 8.1 | 14 | |
| Marital status (%) | |||
| Not married | 27.3 | 41.4 | 0.02 |
| Married | 65.5 | 56.5 | |
| Others (separate and divorced) | 7.3 | 2.1 | |
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| Women, N | Oslo, 111 | Hargeisa, 955 | |
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| Age, mean (SD) | 37.7 (10.1) | 39.1 (14.1) | 0.312 |
| Education (%) | |||
| No education | 2.7 | 66.4 | <0.01 |
| Primary | 50.0 | 19.4 | |
| Secondary | 30.4 | 7.7 | |
| University | 17 | 6.5 | |
| Occupation (%) | |||
| Unemployed | 22.7 | 88.5 | 0.01 |
| Employed | 24.5 | 6.0 | |
| Students | 36.4 | 4.1 | |
| Others (sick/maternal leave and retired) | 16.3 | 1.5 | |
| Marital status (%) | |||
| Not married | 25.0 | 17.3 | 0.01 |
| Married | 64.3 | 78.4 | |
| Others (separated and divorced) | 10.7 | 4.3 | |
χ 2 test for categorical variables and t-test for continuous variables.