Factors Influencing Brucellosis Preventive Behaviors among Marginalized Iranian Women: An Application of the Health Belief Model

Table 1

Demographic and background characteristics of the participants (n = 289).

Characteristics	N	Percent
Age (year)
≤20	18	6.2
21–30	120	41.5
31–40	108	37.4
41–50	26	9.0
≥51	17	5.9
Education status
Illiteracy	41	4.9
Elementary school	65	22.5
Middle school	40	13.8
Diploma	89	30.8
≥ college	81	28.0
Marital status
Married	258	89.3
Single	18	6.2
Divorced or widowed	13	4.5
Women’s job
Housewife	266	92.0
Working	23	8.0
Husband’s job
Farmer or laborer	80	31.0
Working	54	20.9
Free	119	46.2
No husband	31	10.7
History of residence in the village
Yes	213	73.7
No	76	26.3
Travel to rural areas
Yes	237	82.0
No	52	18.0
History of brucellosis in family members and friends
Yes	31	10.7
No	258	89.3
History of use of nonpasteurized dairy products
Yes	249	86.2
No	40	13.8