Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of Saudi primary health care attendees in Abha, Saudi Arabia
| Sociodemographic characteristics | No | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years | <30 years | 98 | 31.2% |
| 30 | 143 | 45.5% | |
| 40 | 45 | 14.3% | |
| 50+ | 28 | 8.9% | |
| Gender | Male | 93 | 29.6% |
| Female | 221 | 70.4% | |
| Marital status | Married | 310 | 98.7% |
| Divorced/widow | 4 | 1.3% | |
| Marriage duration (years) | 1-4 | 81 | 25.8% |
| 5-10 | 76 | 24.2% | |
| 11+ | 157 | 50.0% | |
| If married male, how many wives? | One | 86 | 92.5% |
| Two | 7 | 7.5% | |
| If married female, husband has other wives? | Yes | 24 | 11.0% |
| No | 194 | 89.0% | |
| Your sequence among them | 1st | 7 | 29.2% |
| 2nd | 14 | 58.3% | |
| 3rd | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4th | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Education level | Illiterate | 8 | 2.5% |
| Elementary education | 21 | 6.7% | |
| Intermediate education | 11 | 3.5% | |
| Secondary school education | 98 | 31.2% | |
| Universal education | 176 | 56.1% | |
| Employment | Yes | 152 | 48.4% |
| No | 162 | 51.6% | |
| Monthly income (SR) | <5000 SR | 34 | 10.8% |
| 5000 | 83 | 26.4% | |
| 10000 | 147 | 46.8% | |
| 20000+ | 50 | 15.9% | |