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Table 1. Baseline characteristics of participants for factor analysis of Male and Female Fertility Knowledge Inventories (n = 1200 (male= 600, female=600))

From: Validation and measurement properties of the Male and Female Fertility Knowledge Inventories (MFKI and FFKI) in Iranian couples

Characteristics

Mean

SDa

Age (Years)

30.9

6.1

Husband’s age (Years)

34.8

5.6

Marriage age (Years)

24.6

6.7

Marriage duration (Years)

6.3

4.4

 

Number

Percent

Gravidity

 0

137

22.5

 1

384

63.0

 2

78

12.8

 ≥3

11

1.8

Abortion history

 0

494

81.0

 1 and more

116

19.0

Delivery type

 No

129

21.1

 NVD with Epi

25

4.1

 NVD without Epi

58

9.5

 Instrumental delivery

88

14.4

 C/S

310

50.8

Education

 Illiterate or elementary

16

2.6

 Secondary or high school

84

13.8

 Diploma

278

45.6

 University

231

37.9

Job

 Housewife

412

67.5

 Employee

198

32.5

Income

 Inadequate

221

36.2

 Relatively adequate

266

43.6

 Completely adequate

123

20.2

Marital satisfaction

 Not at all

62

10.2

 Relatively

273

44.8

 Completely

275

45.1

Women's smoking

 Yes

92

15.1

 No

518

84.9

Exercise

 No

196

32.1

 Low

219

35.9

 Modereate/ Prefessional

195

31.9

Contraception

 Yes

441

72.3

 No

169

27.7

ART

 Yes

70

11.5

 No

540

88.5

Husband’s Job

 Labor

130

21.3

 Employee

174

28.5

 Self-employed

286

46.9

 Professionalist/ Manager

20

3.3

Husband’s education

 Illiterate or elementary

37

6.1

 Secondary or high school

132

21.6

 Diploma

126

20.7

 University

315

51.6

  1. aStandard deviation; Data presented as n (%)