Table 2 Description of the demographic characteristics (control = 56, intervention = 57)

Age

Under 20

5

8.92

1

5.7

20–30

16

28.57

13

22.8

31–40

10

17.85

16

28.07

41–50

14

25

15

26.31

51–60

9

16.07

10

17.54

More than 60

2

3.57

2

3.5

Age at time of marriage

Under 18

18

32.14

11

19.29

18–30

35

62.5

42

73.68

31 and upper

3

5.35

28

49.11

Number of years of marriage

Under 10

31

55.35

13

22.8

10–20

5

8.92

8

14.03

21–30

13

23.21

9

15.78

31–40

2

3.57

3

5.26

More than 41

5

8.92

11

1.94

Level of Education

Elementary school

11

19.64

10

17.54

Secondary education

16

28.57

32

56.14

Bachelor

24

42.85

3

5.26

Master

5

8.92

1

1.75

Spouse’s education level

Elementary school

14

26.78

29

50.87

Secondary education

18

32.14

26

45.61

Bachelor

17

30.35

2

3.5

Master

6

10.71

15

26.31

Ethnicity

Kurd

12

21.42

25

43.85

Persian

27

48.21

3

5.26

Lor

6

33.6

1

1.75

Turkish

11

19.64

5

8.77

Employment status

Unemployed

38

67.85

8

14.03

Employed

18

32.14

28

49.12

Economic status of self or family

Very weak

2

3.57

29

50.87

Weak

15

26.78

10

17.54

Moderate

36

64.28

45

78.94

Strong

3

5.35

2

3.5

Insurance status

Insured

48

85.71

53

92.98

No insurance

8

14.28

4

7.01

Supplementary insurance status

Insured

19

33.92

21

36.84

No insurance

37

66.07

36

63.15

Type of health insurance

No insurance

8

14.28

4

7.01

Social security

40

71.42

45

78.94

Health Service

8

14.28

8

14.28

Variable

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

Std. Deviation

Age

Control

18

63

38.05

12.984

Intervention

19

63

39.82

11.630

Age at time of marriage

Control

10

41

21.50

5.464

Intervention

14

38

23.16

5.301

Number of years of marriage

Control

3

47

15.93

13.045

Intervention

3

45

16.91

12.989