Table 1 Sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of the participants (n = 148)

Age (years) (Mean ± SD)

31.31 ± 4.37

30.36 ± 4.87

t = 1.242,

p = 0.216

Marriage (years) (Mean ± SD)

10.09 ± 4.39

9.37 ± 5.42

t = 0.883,

p = 0.379

n

%

n

%

Age (years)

p = 0.176^c

19–29 years

24

42.1

33

57.9

30–39 years

50

54.9

41

45.1

Marriage duration (years)

p = 0.508^c

≤ 10 years

39

47.3

44

59.5

≥ 11 years

35

52.7

30

40.5

Income status

p = 0.117^c

Low

16

21.6

8

10.8

Moderate

58

78.4

66

89.2

Family type

p = 0.857^c

Nuclear family

51

68.9

53

71.6

Extended family

23

31.1

21

28.4

Number of pregnancies

χ² = 1.085, p = 0.581

1–2 pregnancies

28

37.8

34

45.9

3–4 pregnancies

25

33.8

23

31.1

≥ 5 pregnancies

21

28.4

17

23.0

Number of miscarriages

p = 0.754^c

1–2 miscarriages

12

63.2

18

69.2

≥ 3 miscarriages

7

36.8

8

30.8

Number of curettages

p = 0.643^c

1–2 curettages

4

80.0

2

66.7

≥ 3 curettages

1

20.0

1

33.3

Number of living children

χ² = 2.830, p = 0.243

1–2 children

50

67.6

59

79.7

3–4 children

14

18.9

9

12.2

≥ 5 children

10

13.5

6

8.1