Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants in counseling and control groups
Variable | Counseling (n = 51) Number (percent) | Control (n = 51) Number (percent) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (year)a | 33.2 (5.8) | 32.9 (6.2) | 0.758* |
Education | 0.662§ | ||
Illiterate | 1 (2.0) | 1 (2.0) | |
Primary school | 6 (11.8) | 3 (5.9) | |
Secondary school | 4 (7.8) | 8 (15.7) | |
High school | 6 (11.8) | 7 (13.7) | |
Diploma | 16 (31.4) | 20 (39.2) | |
University | 18 (35.3) | 12 (23.5) | |
Job | 0.710‡ | ||
Jobless | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.0) | |
Worker | 12 (23.5) | 17 (33.3) | |
Employed | 9 (17.6) | 7 (13.7) | |
Shopkeeper | 7 (13.7) | 6 (11.8) | |
Other | 23 (45.1) | 20 (39.2) | |
Income sufficiency | 0.162§ | ||
Completely sufficient | 8 (15.7) | 7 (13.7) | |
Almost sufficient | 41 (80.4) | 36 (70.6) | |
Never sufficient | 2 (3.9) | 8 (15.7) |