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Table 1 Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of the study participants

From: Effect of implementation of the WHO intrapartum care model on maternal and neonatal outcomes: a randomized control trial

Variable

WHO Recommendation

Routine Care

P-value

(n = 54)

(n = 54)

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 

Age (years)

26.2 (7)

26.1 (6.5)

0.966a

Spouse age (year)

31.8 (6.1)

32 (5.5)

0.882a

Marriage age (year)

5.6 (5.2)

6.6 (5)

0.321a

BMI (kg/m2)

24.9 (4.2)

25.4 (4.4)

0.534a

Gestational age (week)

38.6 (1.4)

38.5 (1.6)

0.533a

 

N (%)

N (%)

 

Marital status

   

Married

54 (100)

54 (100)

 

Income

  

1.000b

Adequate

12 (22.2)

13 (24.1)

 

Relatively adequate

37 (68.5)

36 (66.7)

 

Inadequate

5 (9.3)

5 (9.3)

 

House status

  

0.124b

Personal house

22 (41)

34 (63)

 

Rented house

18 (33)

10 (18.5)

 

Relative house

14 (26)

10 (18.5)

 

Education

  

0.209b

Primary/Secondary/ High school

30 (55.6)

34 (63)

 

Diploma

15 (27.7)

17 (31.4)

 

Academic

9 (16.7)

3 (5.6)

 

Spouse education

  

0.449b

Primary/Secondary/ High school

23 (42.6)

28 (52)

 

Diploma

20 (37)

17 (31.5)

 

Academic

11 (20.4)

9 (16.7)

 

Job

  

0.205c

Housewife

49 (90.7)

53 (98.1)

 

Employee

5 (9.3)

1 (1.9)

 

Spouse job

  

0.842d

Employee/Worker

21 (38.9)

19 (35.2)

 

Free job

33 (61.1)

35 (64.8)

 

Number of pregnancies

  

0.296b

1

27 (50)

22 (40.7)

 

2

20 (37)

21 (38.9)

 

3 and higher

7 (13)

11 (20.4)

 

Number of childbirths

  

0.450d

First childbirth

26 (49.1)

23 (41.8)

 

Second childbirth

27 (50.9)

32 (58.2)

 

Previous abortions

  

0.639d

Yes

44 (81.5)

41 (75.9)

 

No

10 (18.5)

13 (24.1)

 

Participation in childbirth preparation classes

 

0.657d

Yes

15 (27.8)

12 (22.2)

 

No

39 (72.2)

42 (77.8)

 

Unwanted pregnancy

  

0.970d

Yes

21 (38.9)

13 (24.1)

 

No

33 (61.1)

41 (75.9)

 

Type of previous childbirth

 

0.137b

No childbirth

30 (55.6)

22 (40.7)

 

Vaginal

24 (44.4)

31 (57.4)

 

Cesarean

0

1 (1.9)

 

History of difficult childbirth

 

0.236d

Yes

9 (37.5)

7 (21.2)

 

No

15 (62.5)

26 (78.8)

 

History of infertility

  

0.359d

Yes

5 (9.3)

9 (16.7)

 

No

49 (90.7)

45 (83.3)

 

Spouse support

  

0.518b

Low

34 (63)

38 (70.4)

 

Moderate

11 (20.3)

9 (16.6)

 

Much

9 (16.7)

7 (13)

 

Transfer baby to NICU

  

0.805d

Yes

9 (79.6)

11 (20.4)

 

No

45 (83.3)

43 (16.7)

 

Skin-by-skin contact

  

0.436d*

Yes

42 (85.7)

39 (78)

 

No

7 (14.3)

11 (22)

 

Breastfeeding in the labor room

 

0.470d*

Yes

40 (81.6)

37 (74)

 

No

9 (18.4)

13 (26)

 

Intention to have cesarean in the next childbirth

 

< 0.001d**

Yes

5 (17.9)

16 (76.2)

 

No

23 (82.1)

5 (23.8)

 
  1. aIndependent t-test; b Chi-square for trend; cFisher’s exact test; dChi-square
  2. * Analyses were done for 49 women in the intervention and 50 women in the control group, **Analysis was done for 53 women in each group
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