Table 2. Demographic characteristics of the study groups.

Variables		Control group (n = 20)	Intervention group (n = 20)	p-value
Age, mean (SD)		44.55 (9.12)	46.10 (6.38)	0.53 *
Length of marriage, mean (SD)		22.40 (9.62)	27 (8.01)	0.10 *
Number of children, mean (SD)		2/10 (0.91)	2/40 (1.23)	0.38 *
Education level		2	3	0.61 †
	Primary education
	Secondary education	7	9
	University degree	10	6
	Master	1	2
	PhD	0	0
Occupation
	Employed	3	5	0.42 †
	Housewife	17	15

SD = standard deviation.

^*Independent t -test.

^†Chi-square test.