Table 1 |
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| Characteristics of the study samples | ||||
| All (n = 220) | Employed women (n = 110) | Housewives (n = 110) | ||
| No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | P | |
| Age | 0.03* | |||
| 14-23 | 27 (12.3) | 7 (6.4) | 20 (18.2) | |
| 24-33 | 85 (38.6) | 43 (39.1) | 42 (38.2) | |
| 34-43 | 71 (32.3) | 42 (38.2) | 29 (26.4) | |
| ≥ 44 | 37 (16.8) | 18 (16.4) | 19 (17.3) | |
| Mean (SD) | 33.8 (8.9) | 34.9 (7.8) | 32.8 (9.8) | 0.07** |
| Education | < 0.0001* | |||
| Illiterate/Primary | 41 (18.6) | 3 (2.7) | 38 (34.5) | |
| Secondary | 99 (45.0) | 37 (33.6) | 62 (56.4) | |
| Higher | 80 (36.4) | 70 (63.6) | 10 (9.1) | |
| Mean (SD) | 10.7 (4.8) | 13.5 (3.1) | 7.9 (4.6) | < 0.0001** |
| Family income (Rials) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 5,645,909 (4,350,842) | 7,912,727 (4,893,889.8) | 3,379,091 (1,926,640.6) | < 0.0001** |
* Derived from chi-square test.
** Derived from t-test.
Saravi et al. BMC Women's Health 2012 12:41 doi:10.1186/1472-6874-12-41
