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Table 2 Mean and standard deviation of the sexual relationship regarding Protection Motivation according to demographic characteristics (n = 716)

From: Motivation for protection in sexual relationship during the COVID-19 quarantine: analysis of the sociodemographic variables of the Iranian population

Variable

M (SD)

T or F

p-value

Gender

Female

74.67 (12.91)

0.567

0.571

Male

73.88 (15.50)

Marital status

Married

74.40 (13.45)

1.81

0.164

Divorced & Widow

74.02 (12.22)

Temporary marriage

79.61 (10.63)

Job

Full-time

75.41 (13.89)

2.468

*0.031

Part-time

69.12 (9.57)

Self-employment

78.26 (12.26)

Else

73.67 (10.63)

No job

76.24 (13.60)

Housewife

73.43 (13.67)

Education

Diploma

74.73 (12.84)

0.118

0.906

University

74.53 (13.38)

Spouse’s Education

Diploma

74.36 (13.73)

0.282

0.778

University

74.72 (13.34)

Live

Tehran

73.93 (14.35)

1.805

0.145

Another city

75.17 (12.77)

Tehran & my spouse other city

73.33 (12.91)

Other city & my spouse Tehran

67.62 (10.43)

Information

TV

74.86 (13.32)

1.448

0.217

BBC & VOA

72.63 (14.19)

Telegram

73.51 (12.32)

Ministry of Health

77.16 (13.03)

Else

73.88 (14.61)

Corona

I catch, and my spouse did not

72.63 (14.53)

0.689

0.559

I did not catch it, and my spouse caught

74.27 (13.42)

I and my spouse did not catch

74.91 (13.26)

I and my spouse caught

74.63 (11.86)

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