Table 1

Demographic and baseline characteristics*

Intervention
(n=331)
Control
(n=349)
Total
(n=680)
Age, M (SD)27.0 (8.4)27.1 (8.1)27.02 (8.3)
Female gender240 (72.5)235 (67.3)475 (69.9)
Marital status
 Never married218 (65.9)229 (65.6)447 (65.7)
 Married84 (25.4)96 (27.5)180 (26.5)
 Other29 (8.8)24 (6.9)53 (7.8)
Nationality
 Lebanese305 (92.1)314 (90.0)619 (91.0)
 Syrian1 (0.3)1 (0.3)2 (0.3)
 Other25 (7.6)34 (9.7)59 (8.8)
Education
 Primary/elementary20 (6.0)23 (6.6)43 (6.3)
 Secondary66 (19.9)68 (19.5)134 (19.7)
 Undergraduate/BSc141 (42.6)173 (49.6)314 (46.2)
 Graduate/MSc86 (26.0)77 (22.1)163 (24.0)
 Other18 (5.4)8 (2.3)26 (3.9)
Employment status
 Paid work122 (36.9)133 (38.1)255 (37.5)
 Non-paid work17 (5.1)27 (7.7)44 (6.5)
 Student97 (29.3)94 (26.9)191 (28.1)
 Unemployed94 (28.4)90 (25.8)184 (27)
 Other1 (0.3)5 (1.4)6 (0.8)
  • *All cells indicate n (%), unless otherwise indicated.