Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants (n = 332).

Variable		Frequency	Percentage
Age of the mother	< 30 years	198	59.6
	≥ 30 years	134	40.4
Religion	Orthodox	283	85.3
	Muslim	39	14.7
	Others (Catholic and Protestant)	10	3.0
Marital status	Single	46	13.9
	Married	282	84.9
	Widowed	4	1.2
Educational level	Secondary education or below	144	43.4
	Diploma and above	188	56.6
Occupational status of the mother
	Student	16	4.8
	Housewife	112	33.7
	Government employee	78	23.5
	Non-governmental employee	45	13.6
	Self–employed	81	24.4
Ownership of monetary resources	Father	130	39.2
	Mother	23	6.9
	Both jointly	179	53.9
Family size	< 4 individuals	179	53.9
	≥ 4 individuals	153	46.1
Parity (Number of childbirths)	Primipara (1 childbirth)	117	51.8
	Multipara (1–4 childbirths)	100	44.2
	Grand multipara (≥5 childbirths)	9	4.0