Table 1 Descriptive statistics of study participants
|
Boys (n=42) |
Girls (n=42) |
Total (n=84) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential area n(%)a | |||
| - North of Tehran | 20 (47.6) | 28 (66.7) | 48 (57.1) |
| - South of Tehran | 22 (52.4) | 14 (33.3) | 36 (42.9) |
| Marital status of parents n(%) | |||
| - Married | 33 (84.6) | 37 (90.2) | 70 (87.5) |
| - Divorced/widowed | 6 (15.4) | 4 (9.8) | 10 (12.5) |
| Maternal level of education n(%) | |||
| - Primary | 4 (10.3) | 9 (21.4) | 13 (16.0) |
| - Secondary | 13 (33.3) | 13 (31.0) | 26 (32.1) |
| - Higher | 22 (56.4) | 20 (47.6) | 42 (51.9) |
| Maternal working status n(%) | |||
| - Housewife | 25 (67.6) | 30 (71.4) | 55 (69.6) |
| - Employed | 12 (32.4) | 12 (28.6) | 24 (30.4) |
| Paternal level of education n(%) | |||
| - Primary | 5 (13.5) | 10 (24.4) | 15 (19.2) |
| - Secondary | 12 (32.4) | 10 (24.4) | 22 (28.2) |
| - Higher | 20 (54.1) | 21 (51.2) | 41 (52.6) |
| Paternal working status n(%) | |||
| - Employed | 34 (91.9) | 37 (90.3) | 71 (91.0) |
| - Unemployed/retired | 3 (8.1) | 4 (9.7) | 7 (9.0) |