Research Article
Psychometric Validation of the Persian Version of Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale (MHLC-C) for Menopausal Women
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the menopausal women (nā=ā271).
| Characteristics | Categories | N | % |
| Marital status | Single | 10 | 3.7 | Married | 216 | 79.7 | Separated/divorced/widow | 45 | 16.6 |
| Education | High school grade (diploma) or less | 214 | 79.0 | Academic education | 57 | 21.0 |
| Job | Homemaker | 198 | 73.1 | Employed/retired | 73 | 26.9 |
| Religion | Muslim | 265 | 97.8 | Other | 6 | 2.2 |
| Family income adequacy for living expenses | Less than monthly expenses | 147 | 54.2 | Equal to monthly expenses | 91 | 33.6 | More than monthly expenses | 33 | 12.2 |
| Living arrangement | Living alone | 17 | 6.3 | With husband and children | 182 | 67.2 | With husband/children | 61 | 22.5 | With parent/siblings/relatives | 11 | 4.0 |
| Housing situation | Personal house | 225 | 83.0 | Rental/relatives house | 46 | 17.60 |
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