Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of women in Groups A and B (n = 350).
| Characteristics | Subcategory | Group A (n = 175) frequency (%) | Group B (n = 175) frequency (%) |
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| Age | Aged 30–40 years | 40 (22.9) | 40 (22.9) |
| Aged 41–50 years | 50 (28.6) | 56 (32.0) | |
| Aged 51–60 years | 85 (48.6) | 79 (45.1) | |
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| Menopausal status | PrMW | 92 (52.6) | 92 (52.6) |
| PMW | 83 (47.4) | 83 (47.4) | |
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| Ethnicity | Sinhala | 166 (94.9) | 165 (94.3) |
| Non-Sinhala | 9 (5.1) | 10 (5.7) | |
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| Employment status | Employed | 56 (32.0) | 51 (29.1) |
| Unemployed | 119 (68.0) | 124 (70.9) | |
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| Civil status | Married | 145 (82.9) | 148 (84.6) |
| Single or widowed or divorced | 30 (17.1) | 27 (15.4) | |
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| Living companion | With husband and children | 119 (68.0) | 116 (66.3) |
| With husband or children | 29 (16.6) | 23 (66.3) | |
| Alone or living with others | 27 (15.4) | 36 (20.6) | |
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| Education status | Primary education | 45 (27.5) | 38 (21.7) |
| Secondary education | 62 (35.4) | 70 (40.0) | |
| Upper secondary or tertiary education | 68 (38.9) | 67 (38.3) | |
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| Monthly income | Below 20000 LKR | 106 (60.6) | 110 (62.9) |
| Above 20000 LKR | 69 (39.4) | 65 (37.1) | |
LKR = Sri Lankan rupees (190LKR = 1USD); PrMW = premenopausal women; PMW = postmenopausal women. Living with others includes parents, siblings, friends, or other relatives.