Table 1.
Characteristics of the studied population.
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
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| Age (years) | ||
| 11–20 | 10 | 4.6 |
| 21–30 | 98 | 45.0 |
| 31–40 | 104 | 47.7 |
| Above 40 | 6 | 2.8 |
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| Parity | ||
| Nulliparous or primiparous | 98 | 45.0 |
| Multiparous | 106 | 48.6 |
| Grand multiparous | 14 | 6.4 |
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| Employment status | ||
| Student | 11 | 5.0 |
| Professionals | 45 | 20.6 |
| Self-employed | 148 | 67.9 |
| Nonemployed | 14 | 6.4 |
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| Educational status | ||
| None | 2 | 0.9 |
| Primary | 12 | 5.5 |
| Secondary | 100 | 45.9 |
| Tertiary | 104 | 47.7 |
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| Location of residence | ||
| Urban | 194 | 89.0 |
| Semiurban | 21 | 11.0 |
| Rural | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Gravidity | ||
| First | 61 | 27.9 |
| 2nd–4th | 123 | 56.4 |
| 5th–7th | 29 | 13.4 |
| Above 7th | 5 | 2.3 |