Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants, Ain Shams University hospital, outpatient clinics, Egypt, 2017
Characteristics | No. | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Marital status | ||
Married | 321 | 84 |
Divorced/widow | 28 | 7.4 |
Single | 33 | 8.6 |
Reaching menopause (no) | 312 | 81.9 |
Level of education | ||
Illiterate | 79 | 20.7 |
Below 2ry education | 97 | 25.5 |
2ry education | 126 | 33.1 |
University/postgraduate | 79 | 20.7 |
Occupation | ||
Housewife | 317 | 83.2 |
Working | 64 | 16.8 |
Residence | ||
Greater Cairo | 330 | 86.6 |
Other governorates | 51 | 13.4 |
Having children (yes) | 329 | 90.1 |
Age 18–70 years, mean ± SD 37 ± 11 | ||
≤ 20 year | 10 | 2.6 |
21–30 years | 119 | 31.2 |
31–40 years | 131 | 34.3 |
41–50 year | 75 | 19.6 |
51 + years | 47 | 12.3 |
Number of children (1–10 children) mean ± SD | 3 ± 1 | |
Age of participant at birth of 1st child (12–36 years) mean ± SD | 21 ± 4 | |
Age of participant at birth of the last child (17–48 years) mean ± SD | 30 ± 6 | |