The effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction on resilience of vulnerable women at drop-in centers in the southeast of Iran

Table 2 Comparison of demographic information of intervention and control groups

Variables	Groups	Intervention group		Control group		χ2	p
Variables	Categories	n	%	n	%	χ2	p
Occupation	Housewife	26	86.70	29	87.90	5.9	0.20
	Employed	4	13.30	1	3.00	6
	Self-employed	0	0	1	3.00
	Retired	0	0	2	6.10
Age groups	20–30	2	6.60	3	9.00	2.9	0.40
	31–40	11	36.60	19	57.80	3
	41–50	13	43.30	8	24.20
	> 50	4	13.50	3	9.00
Family support	Yes	13	43.30	21	63.60	2.6	0.11
Family support	No	17	56.70	12	36.40	0
Friends’ support	Yes	10	33.30	11	33.30	00
Friends’ support	No	20	66.70	22	66.70
Education level	Elementary	12	40.00	11	33.30	3.1	0.37
	High school	10	33.30	9	27.30	5
	Diploma	8	26.70	13	39.40
Marital status	Single	0	0	3	9.10	96	0.01
	Married	11	36.70	21	63.60	9
	Widowed	8	26.60	5	15.20
	Divorced	11	36.70	4	12.10
History of being imprisoned	Yes	11	36.70	6	18.20	3.4	0.18
History of being imprisoned	No	19	63.30	27	81.80	2
Children No	0	2	6.08	7	21.90	2.7	0.25
	1	8	26.6	7	21.90	3
	≥ 2	20	66.6	19	56.20
Type of vehicle	Personal vehicle	1	3.30	6	18.20	3.5	0.17
	Public	22	73.30	21	63.60	3
	Transportation
	None	7	23.30	6	18.20
Insurance coverage	Social security	9	30.00	8	24.20	4.6	0.46
	Relief foundation	3	10.00	0	0	4
	Rural	4	13.30	4	12.10
	Health	6	20.00	6	18.10
	Therapeutic services	1	3.40	2	6.30
	None	7	23.30	13	39.30
Under physical or psychological violence of the family	Yes	20	66.7	24	72.70	0.2	0.60
Under physical or psychological violence of the family	No	10	33.33	9	27.30	7
Housing situation	Personal house	12	40.00	9	27.20	1	0.60
	Rented house	18	60.00	24	72.80
Residential area	City	27	90.00	23	69.70	3.8	0.14
	Suburbs	2	6.60	8	24.20	7
	Village	1	3.4	2	6.10

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