Table 1

Sociodemographic information of the women (n=18)

Mean age in years (Range)37 (18–44)
Current marital status
 Continued first marriage14 (78%)
 Divorced and remarried4 (22%)
Mean age of first marriage (Range)16 (15–17)
Education
 Primary school3 (17%)
 Lower secondary (Form 1–3)7 (39%)
 Upper secondary (Form 4, 5)8 (44%)
Ethnicity
 Malay14 (78%)
 Chinese2 (11%)
 Others2 (11%)
Mean age of husband at marriage (Range)24 (19–31)