Table 1 Qualitative characteristics of demographic-reproductivity and sexual health literacy level of research units (n = 200).

From: Sexual health literacy among rural women in Southern Iran

Reproductive variables

Demographic variables

Variable

Number

Variable

Number

How to obtain sexual information

Occupation

Parents

13(6.5%)

Housewife

163(81.5%)

Teachers

5(2.5%)

Employed

37(18.5%)

Friends

17(8.5%)

Spouse's occupation

Health staff

16(8%)

Unemployed

10(5%)

Internet and social networks

67(33.5%)

Worker

47(23.5%)

Midwife

13(6.5%)

Employee

15(7.5%)

Doctor

4(2%)

Self-employment

128(64%)

Book

16(8%)

Education

Failure to receive training

15(7.5%)

No university education

156(78%)

Other

34(17%)

University education

44(22%)

Method of contraception

Spouse education

Hormone pills and ampoules

24(12%)

No university education

165(82.5%)

Condom

54(27%)

University education

35(17.5%)

IUD

11(5.5%)

The economic status

No contraception method

109(54.5%)

Weak

24(12%)

Other

2(1%)

Medium

150(75%)

Number of pregnancies

Good

26(13%)

No pregnancy

38(19%)

  

1–2

102(51%)

  

3–4

47(23.5%)

  

5 ≤ 

13(6.5%)

  

History of delivery

  

NVD

87(43.5%)

  

Cesarean section

57(28.5%)

  

Both methods

13(6.5%)

  

No delivery history

43(21.5%)

  
  1. IUD intrauterine device, NVD normal vaginal delivery.