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Table 1 Demographics characteristics and fertility behaviors in womenā€™s workers in Babol health centers. (Nā€‰=ā€‰536)

From: Social capital and fertility behaviors: a cross-sectional study in Iranian women health care workers

Demographics characteristics

Meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD

Age (year)

36.49ā€‰Ā±ā€‰7.78

Duration of work(year)

11.24ā€‰Ā±ā€‰7.31

Marriage age (year)

23.78ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.70

First pregnancy after marriage (month)

22.97ā€‰Ā±ā€‰22.47

Ā 

N/%

Shift work

No

163 (30.4)

Yes

373 (69.6)

Education

College under graduate

30 (4.7)

Bachelorā€™s degree

445 (83)

Masterā€™s degree/Physician

61 (11.4)

Marital status

Married

510 (95.1)

Separate

15 (2.8)

Widow

11 (2.1)

Place of residence

Urban

45 (7.5)

Rural

491 (91.6)

Husband education

College under graduate

24 (4.4)

Bachelorā€™s degree

297 (55.4)

Masterā€™s degree/Physician

213 (40.2)

Economic satisfaction

Low

63 (11.7)

Moderate

403 (75.1)

High

70 (13.2)

Job

Nurses/midwife

383 (71.4)

Health expert

127 (23.6)

Physician

26 (5)

Number of pregnancy

0

65 (12.1)

1

208 (38.6)

2

176 (32.7)

ā‰„3

89 (16.6)

Number of child

0

59 (11)

1

240 (45)

2

161 (30)

ā‰„3

76 (14)

Ideal number of children in marriage time

0

26 (4.8)

1

75 (13.9)

2

288 (53.9)

ā‰„3

147 (27.4)

Ideal number of children in study time

0

ā€“

1

108 (20.1)

2

320 (59.7)

ā‰„3

108 (20.1)

Intent to pregnancy in future

Yes

88 (14.4)

No

312 (59.2)

No Idea

132 (25.6)

Pregnancy if government support

Yes

121 (22.5)

No

305 (56.9)

No Idea

140 (26.1)