Table 2 Participants’ characteristics in the intervention and the control groups in the first phase of the study (Iran, 2017)
Characteristic | Intervention (n=133) | Control (n=133) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 26.11± 4.99 | 31.55± 5.61 | < 0.001 |
Marital status | |||
Married | 40 (30.1) | 99 (74.4) | < 0.001 |
Single | 93 (69.9) | 34 (25.6) | |
Education level | |||
Middle school | 9 (6.8) | 9 (6.8) | 0.520 |
High school | 68 (51.1) | 59 (44.3) | |
Academic study | 56 (42.1) | 65 (48.9) | |
Employment status | |||
Employed | 100 (75.2) | 125 (94.0) | < 0.001 |
Unemployed | 33 (24.8) | 8 (6.0) | |