Table 1 Demographic and fertility characteristics in primiparous women (n = 300)
Characteristics | N (%) | Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Women's age (years) | Â | Housing status | Â |
  <21 | 64 (21.3) | owner | 97 (32.3) |
  21-25 | 68 (22.7) | Rent | 153 (51) |
  26-30 | 105 (35) | Living with the husband's family | 49 (16.3) |
  >30 | 63 (21) | Living with a female family | 1 (0.4) |
Women’s education |  | Abortion history |  |
  < High school | 59 (19.7) | Yes | 52 (17.3) |
  High school | 100 (33.3) | No | 248 (82.7) |
  Academic | 141 (47) | Whether or not the pregnancy was wanted from the women’s point of view? |  |
Spouse's education | Â | Wanted | 269 (89.7) |
  < High school | 66 (22) | Unwanted | 31 (10.3) |
  High school | 95 (31.7) | Whether or not the pregnancy was wanted from the spouse's point of view? |  |
  Academic | 139 (46.3) | Wanted | 272 (90.7) |
Women’s occupation |  | Unwanted | 28 (9.3) |
  Housewife | 233 (77.7) | Whether or not the sex of the fetus was wanted from the women's point of view? |  |
  Employed | 67 (22.3) | Wanted | 161 (53.7) |
  Spouse's occupation |  | Unwanted | 42 (14) |
Employee | 96 (32) | uncertain | Â |
  Free | 147 (49) | Whether or not the sex of the fetus was wanted from the spouse's point of view? |  |
  manual worker | 38 (12.7) | Wanted | 161 (53.7) |
  Unemployed | 19 (6.3) | Unwanted | 42 (14) |
Economic status | Â | uncertain | 97 (32.3) |
  Favorable | 184 (61.3) |  |  |
  Relatively favorable | 80 (26.7) |  |  |
  Undesirable | 36 (12) |  |  |