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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women from groups 1 and 2 (n = 31)

From: The interaction of personal, contextual, and study characteristics and their effect on recruitment and participation of pregnant women in research: a qualitative study in Lebanon

Characteristics of participants

Groups 1 and 2 (n = 31)

Age of participant (years) (μ ± SD)

28.97

3.98

Husband’s age (years) (μ ± SD)

32.29

4.81

Nationality (N, %)

 Lebanese

30

97

Highest Educational Level (N, %)

 University degree or higher

24

77

Specialized Health-Related Major (N, %)

 Yes

13

42

Employment (N, %)

 Working

20

65

Area of Residence (N, %)

 Beirut

13

42

Highest Educational Level of husband (N, %)

 University degree or higher

21

68

Husband’s Employment (N, %)

 Full-time or part-time employee

24

77

 Self-employed

7

23

Monthly income of the family (N, %)

 600,001 – 1999,000 ($401 – $1332.9)

8

26

 2000,000 – 2,999,000 ($ 1333 - $1999.9

8

26

  ≥ 3,000,000 (≥ $ 2000)

10

32