Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the studied group
| Variable | (n = 290) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age: (years) | Mean ± SD | 33.69± 9.14 |
| Range | 18–60 | |
| Variable | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 138 | 47.6 |
| Male | 152 | 52.4 | |
| Residence | Urban | 145 | 50 |
| Rural | 145 | 50 | |
| Live with | Alone | 12 | 4.1 |
| Spouse and siblings | 162 | 55.9 | |
| Parents | 102 | 35.2 | |
| Brothers and sisters | 10 | 3.4 | |
| Sibling only | 4 | 1.4 | |
| Marital status | Single | 96 | 33.1 |
| Married | 163 | 56.2 | |
| Widow | 6 | 2.1 | |
| Divorced | 25 | 8.6 | |
| Education | Illiterate | 44 | 15.2 |
| Secondary | 157 | 54.1 | |
| University | 80 | 27.6 | |
| Post-graduate | 9 | 3.1 | |
| Occupation | Not working | 173 | 59.7 |
| Working | 117 | 40.3 | |
| Financial status | Low | 113 | 39 |
| Satisfying | 157 | 54.1 | |
| High | 20 | 6.9 | |
| Number of children | n | 109 | 37.6 |
| 1–2 | 115 | 39.6 | |
| > 2 | 66 | 22.8 | |
SD standard deviation