Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participating women (n = 509)
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| 18–24 | 97 (19.1) |
| 25–29 | 128 (25.1) |
| 30–39 | 213 (41.8) |
| ≥ 40 | 71 (13.9) |
| Residence governorates | |
| Greater Cairo | 265 (52.1) |
| Outside Greater Cairo | 244 (47.9) |
| Residence area | |
| Urban | 376 (73.9) |
| Rural | 133 (26.1) |
| Education level | |
| Basic education | 12 (2.4) |
| High school | 32 (6.3) |
| University education | 266 (52.3) |
| Postgraduate | 199 (39.1) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 166 (32.6) |
| Married | 321 (63.1) |
| Divorced | 17 (3.3) |
| Widow | 5 (1.0) |
| Husband education (n = 321) | |
| Basic education | 12 (3.7) |
| High school | 25 (7.8) |
| University education | 186 (57.9) |
| Postgraduate | 98 (30.5) |
| Number of children (n = 343) | |
| 0 | 28 (8.2) |
| 1–2 | 209 (60.9) |
| 3–4 | 100 (29.2) |
| ≥ 5 | 6 (1.7) |
| Participants’ work and COVID-19 | |
| Before | 313(61.5) |
| During | 217(42.6) |
| Husbands work and COVID-19 (n = 321) | |
| Before | 314(97.8) |
| During | 268(83.5) |
Before: was working before COVID-19 pandemic, During: still working in COVID-19 pandemic