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Table 1 Demographic and reproductive characteristics of women referred to health centers of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

From: Structural equation modeling of psychosocial determinants of health for the empowerment of Iranian women in reproductive decision making

Demographic and reproductive characteristics

Mean

SD

Age (year)

31.10

6.50

Age at marriage (year)

25.52

2.5

Age at first childbirth

27.42

3.5

Asset index (percent)

80.21

15.13

 

Number

Percentage

Number of deliveries

 1

192

48.0

 2

157

39.2

 3

45

11.2

 ≤ 4

6

1.6

Number of children

 1

195

48.8

 2

158

39.5

 3

40

10.0

 ≤ 4

7

1.7

Number of abortion(s)

 -

303

75.8

 Yes

97

24.2

Children’s gender

 Female

145

36.2

 Male

146

36.5

 Female and male

109

27.2

Unplanned pregnancy

 Yes

95

23.7

 No

305

76.3

Employment status

 Housewife

352

88.2

 Employed

48

11.8

Women’s educational level

 Elementary school

39

9.8

 Guidance school

78

19.5

 High school

180

45.0

 Associate degree

36

9.0

 Bachelor

67

16.7