Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants in the evaluation of knowledge and attitude towards pre-marital counseling by gender, Oman, 2010
Characteristics | Total | Men | Women | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 400) | (N = 233) | (N = 167) | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Age | 0.44 | |||
20 – 25 | 164 (41.0) | 93 (39.9) | 70 (42.0) | |
26 – 30 | 153 (38.3) | 86 (36.8) | 67 (40.1) | |
31 – 35 | 83 (20.7) | 54 (23.2) | 30 (17.9) | |
Marital status | 0.03 | |||
Married | 237 (59.3) | 124 (53.1) | 114 (68.5) | |
Single | 154 (38.4) | 106 (45.6) | 46 (27.8) | |
Divorced | 7 (1.8) | 2 (0.9) | 5 (3.1) | |
Widowed | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.6) | |
Monthly income (OMR) | 0.11 | |||
<500 | 252 (63.0) | 147 (63.1) | 105 (62.9) | |
500-1000 | 128 (32.0) | 74 (31.8) | 54 (32.3) | |
>1000 | 12 (3.0) | 10 (4.1) | 2 (1.9) | |
Level of education | 0.19 | |||
High school level | 258 (64.5) | 161 (69.1) | 97 (58.1) | |
Graduate & above | 142 (35.5) | 72 (30.9) | 70 (41.9) | |
Employment | 0.001 | |||
Unemployed | 112 (28.0) | 35 (15.1) | 82 (49.1) | |
Employed | 283 (72.0) | 198 (84.9) | 85 (50.9) |