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Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population |
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| n |
% |
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| Gender |
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| Female |
461 |
67.5 |
| Male |
222 |
32.5 |
| Age group (years) |
40.7 ± 6.8 (40)* |
|
| ≤ 35 |
154 |
22.5 |
| 36–40 |
213 |
31.2 |
| 41–45 |
163 |
23.9 |
| 46–50 |
100 |
14.6 |
| > 50 |
53 |
7.8 |
| Marital status |
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| Married |
654 |
95.7 |
| Other |
29 |
4.3 |
| Educational level (years) |
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| No formal education |
28 |
4.1 |
| 5–7 |
117 |
17.1 |
| 8–12 |
239 |
35 |
| ≥ 13 |
299 |
43.8 |
| Employment status |
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| Employed |
309 |
45.2 |
| Unemployed/Housewife |
374 |
54.8 |
| Number of children |
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| 1 |
64 |
9.4 |
| 2 |
372 |
54.4 |
| ≥ 3 |
247 |
36.2 |
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* Mean ± Standard deviation (Median) | ||
Di Giuseppe et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:36 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-36 |
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