Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study group and control groups
Study group | Control group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 4 | 2.9 | 12 | 8.9 |
Married | 119 | 88.1 | 112 | 82.9 |
Divorced | 10 | 7.4 | 8 | 5.9 |
Widowed | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | 2.2 |
Age (years) | ||||
18–25 (22.9 ± 2.0 years) | 26 | 19.3 | 31 | 22.9 |
26–35 (30.5 ± 3.1 years) | 74 | 54.8 | 83 | 61.5 |
≥ 36 (41.2 ± 4.2 years) | 35 | 25.9 | 21 | 15.6 |
Educational level | ||||
Illiterate | 19 | 14 | 28 | 20.7 |
Read and write | 3 | 2.2 | 22 | 16.2 |
Primary school | 44 | 32.6 | 48 | 35.5 |
≥ Secondary school education | 69 | 51.1 | 37 | 27.4 |
Occupation | ||||
House wife | 91 | 67.4 | 72 | 53.3 |
Working | 44 | 32.6 | 63 | 46.7 |