Table 2 Family characteristics, marital variables, Socioeconomic levels, and marital satisfaction scale of the studied Egyptian married women

Type of family

 • Nuclear

259(69.8%)

70(27.0%)

189(73.0%)

0.044*

 • Extended

112(30.2%)

42(37.5%)

70(62.5%)

No. of family members:

 • ≤ 5

151(40.7%)

39(25.8%)

112(74.2%)

0. 130

 • > 5

220(59.3%)

73(33.2%)

147(66.8%)

 • Mean + SD

6.93 ± 3.93

7.09 ± 3.33

6.86 ± 4.17

0.608

Socioeconomic levels using Family Affluence Scale (FAS)

 • low

271(73.0%)

88(32.5%)

183(67.5%)

0.195

 • Middle

91(24.5%)

23(25.3%)

68(74.7%)

 • High

9(2.4%)

1(11.1%)

8(88.9%)

 Mean of FAS ± SD

7.35 ± 4.84

1.80 ± 1.146

2.07 ± 1.43

0.055

Family history of mental illness ^a

 • Yes

12(3.2%)

6(50.0%)

6(50.0%)

0.197

 • No

359(96.8%)

106(29.5%)

253(70.5%)

Death in the family during the last 3 months

 • Yes

45(12.1%)

20(44.4%)

25(55.6%)

0.026*

 • No

326(87.9%)

92(28.2%)

234(71.8%)

Woman age at first marriage:

(years) Mean ± SD (Range)

20.4 ± 4.1(12—37)

20.5 ± 4

20.3 ± 4.1

0.575

Duration of current marriage:(years) Mean ± SD (Range)

12 ± 8.1 (1—40)

13.1 ± 7.6

11.5 ± 8.3

0.074

Ever exposed to Physical violence

 • Yes

100(27%)

44(44%)

56(56%)

0.001*

 • No

271(73%)

68(25.1%

203(74.9%)

Ever exposed to Verbal violence

 • Yes

105(28.3%)

47(44.8%)

58(55.2%)

0.001*

 • No

266(71.7%)

65(24.4%)

201(75.6%)

Current husband drinking alcohol or taking drugs

 • Yes

37(10%)

17(45.9%)

20(54.1%)

0.028*

 • No

334(90%)

95(28.4%)

239(71.6%)

Fear of current husband

 • Yes

159(42.9%)

59(37.1%)

100(62.9%)

0.012*

 • No

212(57.1%)

53(25%)

159(75%)

Marital satisfaction (ENRICH marital satisfaction Scale) (EMS)

 Mean ± SD

45.85 ± 13.16

41.1 ± 17

47.9 ± 10.5

 < 0.001*