Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants & chi-square test results for predictors of LSD & HSDD among women of reproductive age

Age (years)

 < 30

409 (40.9)

163

39.9

P < 0.001

64

15.6

0.03

30–35

276 (27.6)

149

54.0

55

19.9

36–40

164 (16.4)

115

70.1

40

24.4

 40 <

151 (15.1)

116

76.8

37

24.5

Age at first intercourse

9–17

180 (18.0)

111

61.7

0.002

55

30.6

P < 0.001

18–20

291 (29.1)

172

59.1

61

21.0

21 ≤ 

529 (52.9)

260

49.1

80

15.1

Education level

Primary-illiterate

25 (2.5)

15

60.0

P < 0.001

4

16.0

P < 0.001

Secondary

391 (39.1)

249

61.9

105

26.9

University

584 (58.4)

286

49.0

87

14.9

Duration of marriage

 < 2

76 (7.6)

19

25.0

P < 0.001

7

9.2

P < 0.001

2–5

256 (25.6)

100

39.1

25

9.8

6–10

253 (25.3)

130

51.4

58

22.9

 10 <

415 (41.5)

294

70.8

106

25.5

Body Mass Index (BMI)

 < 25

466 (46.6)

213

45.7

P < 0.001

81

17.4

0.17

25–30

374 (37.4)

215

57.7

77

20.6

 ≥ 30

160 (16.0)

115

71.9

38

23.8

Number of children

None

288 (28.8)

102

35.4

P < 0.001

41

14.2

P < 0.001

One

348 (34.8)

192

55.2

66

19.0

Two or more

364 (36.4)

249

68.4

89

24.5

Satisfaction of income level

Never

154 (15.4)

100

64.9

P < 0.001

43

27.9

P < 0.001

Low

217 (21.7)

145

66.8

62

28.6

Moderate

558 (55.8)

269

48.2

86

15.4

Much

71 (7.1)

29

40.8

5

7.0

Physical activity

Never

583 (58.3)

340

58.3

0.008

125

21.4

0.04

Rarely

303 (30.3)

151

49.8

45

14.9

Almost always

114 (11.4)

52

45.6

26

22.8

Current smoking

Yes (at least one cigarette in the last month)

29 (2.9)

14

48.3

0.01

9

31.0

0.11

No (never)

971 (97.1)

529

54.5

187

19.3

Alcohol consumption

Yes (at least once in the last month)

62 (6.2)

18

29.0

P < 0.001

10

16.1

0.4

No (never)

938 (93.8)

529

56.0

186

19.8