Table 1.
Key characteristics of the Middle‐Eastern mothers in an ethnographic study in Edmonton, AB, Canada*
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Age † , years | 25.5 (10.0) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 21 (95.5) |
| Widowed | 1 (4.5) |
| Education level | |
| Illiterate | 1 (4.5) |
| <High school degree | 1 (4.5) |
| Completed high school degree | 15 (68.2) |
| Some college or university ‡ | 3 (13.6) |
| Completed college or university degree | 2 (9.1) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed for wages | 2 (9.1) |
| Self‐employed | 5 (22.7) |
| Unemployed | 15 (68.2) |
| Ethnicity (birthplace) | |
| Iran | 6 (27.3) |
| Iraq | 4 (18.2) |
| Kuwait | 6 (27.3) |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 (27.3) |
| Religion § | |
| Islam | 22 (100.0) |
| Length of residency in Canada (year) | |
| <1 | 1 (4.5) |
| 1–3 | 12 (54.5) |
| 4–5 | 5 (22.7) |
| >5 | 4 (18.2) |
| Annual household income, CAD | |
| <20 000 | 7 (31.8) |
| 20 000–39 000 | 12 (54.5) |
| 40 000–69 000 | 2 (9.1) |
| 70 000–99 000 | 1 (4.5) |
| Smoking/recreational street drug abuse | 0 (0.0) |
| Alcohol consumption | 0 (0.0) |
| Parity † , n | 2.0 (1.0) |
| Gestational age † , weeks | 39.0 (1.0) |
| Chronic disease history | |
| Cardiovascular disease | 2 (9.1) |
| Diabetes | 2 (9.1) |
| Goiter | 2 (9.1) |
| None | 16 (72.7) |
| Planned pregnancy | |
| Yes | 14 (63.6) |
| No | 8 (36.4) |
| Body mass index † , kg m−2 | 27.3 (7.4) |
| Partner's education | |
| Some high school (grades 10–11) | 1 (4.5) |
| Completed high school degree | 3 (13.6) |
| Some trade, technical, vocational school or business/community college | 7 (31.8) |
| Completed trade, technical, vocational school or business/community college | 6 (27.3) |
| Completed university undergraduate degree | 3 (13.6) |
| Completed university postgraduate degree | 2 (9.1) |
| Partner's employment | |
| Employed for wages | 14 (63.6) |
| Self‐employed | 7 (31.8) |
| Unemployed | 1 (4.5) |
*Values are n (%), unless otherwise noted. †Median (interquartile range). ‡Have some post‐secondary education, but not completed. §Although participants were not asked about their religion, when asked of their ethnicity, all women indicated that they followed Islam.
CAD, Canadian dollars.